Sydney Park Hotel, including interiors

Item details


Name of item:	Sydney Park Hotel, including interiors
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Commercial
Category:	Hotel
Primary address:	631 King Street, Newtown, NSW 2042
Local govt. area:	Inner West

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
631 King Street	Newtown	Inner West			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	This hotel, displaying Art deco influence, is an unusual and visually arresting starting point for the King Street Retail Precinct.
	Date significance updated: 11 Jan 12
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Description


Physical description:	A corner hotel of Art Deco influence. It features dogstooth brickwork detailing to a dappled red brick facade. The facade features a curved corner, and on either side of this the first floor is broken up into a series of bays. Each of the recessed bays has dogstooth work to the parapet, while the projecting bays have plain capped parapets with dogstooth work to the panels over the windows. The bays are tied together by vertical and end brick strings in the same yellow brickwork. The ground floor facade has been tiled in yellow, black and orange.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Some wall tiles broken/ missing, pressed metal ceiling to awning is rusting.
	Date condition updated:14 Nov 00
Modifications and dates:	Air conditioning boxes and ducting have been inserted in window openings. Bars on windows. PVC downpipes. Alsynite rooftop shed.


Current use:	Hotel
Former use:	Hotel

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Local
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	Local
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	Local
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	Local
Integrity/Intactness:	The building is relatively intact. Incorporation of unysmpathetic services have compromised it's design integrity to a degree.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Recommended management:


	The building requires general maintenence.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number
Local Environmental Plan	Marrickville Local Environmental Plan 2011	I159	12 Dec 11	2011/645
Within a conservation area on an LEP	within draft cons. area Marrickville LEP 2001
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Marrickville Heritage Study	1986	2.82	Fox and Associates	November 1984	No
Marrickville Heritage Study Review	1997	2030122	Tropman & Tropman Architects	1997-1999	Yes
Marrickville Heritage Study Review	1997		Tropman & Tropman Architects		Yes

References, internet links & images

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2030122
File number:	2.82

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