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Orient Hotel, The Rocks

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rare. It has been modified sympathetically, but much of the significant interior has been lost. It occupies an important townscape location situated between the Argyle Bond Stores, Cadman's Cottage and as part of the context of Georgian buildings in George Street. It is an important corner element within the historically significant streetscape of George and Argyle Streets which has now been presented as a Colonial streetscape and a popular tourist destination. The architectural form of the original 1840s building is an important surviving example of a once prevalent architectural expression on street corners in the area. The hotel is an example of the utilisation of prominent corner sites for hotel premises in The Rocks in the 19th century.
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Orient Hotel is an intrinsic part as a prominent corner site. This Georgian character has been emphasised by reconstruction work that illustrates the conservation ethos of the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority. The Orient Hotel is a good example of a Colonial Georgian hotel that has later sympathetic layers of Federation Georgian detailing. It retains its visual relationship to and from surrounding historic properties. Significant views and vistas are maintained to and from George Street, Argyle Street and Circular Quay.
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1970s reflects the Authority's scheme. The hotel represents the State Government's recognition of heritage significant places and heritage values. It represents the conservation practices of the time which sought to return historically significant buildings to their original condition and eradicate gradual and significant additions which were not contemporary with the building style intended, in this case late-Georgian. The Orient Hotel meets this criterion at local level.
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frequent renaming of the hotel, evidently to entice trade on the good reputation of the publican. Over 1877-79 it was known as Buckham's, and then May's Family Hotel under publican James H. May until 1881, Pries' Family Hotel between 1882 and 1883, and Brown's Family Hotel under Peter Brown. These publicans had long standing associations with Sydney's hotel trade. John H. P. Pries for example had started in the trade at the now demolished Woolpack Inn in
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corner location retains significant views and vistas to and from George Street, Argyle Street and Circular Quay. The Orient Hotel is part of a collection of buildings in The Rocks that form part of a group of places of very high aesthetic value. It is part of a group that meets this criterion at State level.
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hotel practices. Documentary evidence indicates archaeological potential on the property potentially providing insights into past occupation and use particularly associated with the Convict Hospital and later as a working yard for the residence and shop. The Orient Hotel meets this criterion at State Level.
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The building is part of the Colonial context of commercial, residential and industrial infrastructure that developed around the wharf as an early port facility in Sydney. The surrounding context contains many Georgian and early Victorian buildings, forming an important early streetscape, of which the
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mould of corner siting, a curved corner facade with plain parapeted walls, smaller windows on the top floor than lower floors, and glazed in a twelve pane pattern. The building is constructed of stuccoed brick walls, timber floors, roof and joinery, it retained this form until 1920 when a three bayed
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government in 1968 and came into being in January 1970. Its origins date to the mid-1960s and the instigation of concept plans (the Wallace (1964) and Overall (1967) Schemes) for the redevelopment of The Rocks to provide high-rise office and residential blocks. The new Authority was given most of the
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The Orient Hotel is significant as a fine example of a Colonial Georgian hotel located on a prominent corner site. Although many of the original features have been lost the external form, scale and Georgian character remain intact. The building retains examples of Colonial craftsmanship that are now
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The Orient Hotel with its corner location and historic street presentation has contributed to the public's association of The Rocks with a unique historic neighbourhood. Around 1976, a company named Rocks Hotels Pty Ltd. took on the management of the hotel and in 1979 extensive alterations valued at
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the Maritime Services Board built a new international passenger terminal in 1961 and new administrative offices in the mid-1950s. Coincidental with the shipping terminal development was a change in the management of the Orient Hotel with the head-lease being taken on by Miller's Brewery Pty. Ltd. in
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2,400. Buckham then renamed it Buckham's Hotel. Buckham evidently arranged for alterations to the hotel increasing the number of rooms to 21 from the 10 under Kelly's ownership. As with the previous ownership, Buckham managed the hotel through a succession of publicans. This practice resulted in the
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in 1826 that Piper had engaged 30–40 mechanics (carpenters, stonemasons, etc.) in its construction. It seems unlikely that this building was on the Orient Hotel site, and the exact use of the site during Unwin's ownership is not known. It would seem the building on the site may have been required to
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2,500 on its sale in November. Reibey's intentions had been more long term however for she proposed to erect three houses along the George Street frontage. Owing to a problem with the land title (it not been issued and the extent of the George Street frontage was in dispute) Reibey evidently decided
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entered into a head-lease with the Housing Board over the property. Associated with the coming of Resch's was the completion in 1922 of major additions to the hotel. This work was undertaken for the Housing Board, William Henry Foggitt being its architect at the time. This was the first of a number
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The Orient hotel has a layering of periods of construction and architectural styles that demonstrates past approaches to design and detailing. Its siting and setting also demonstrates 19th-century urban principles. The building layout of the hotel has the ability to demonstrate past commercial and
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The Orient Hotel is significant as a major social venue in the area for over 150 years forming part of a network of hotels along George Street and the greater area of The Rocks. It has continuously provided a social and recreational venue since the 1850s and accommodation until 1976 reflecting the
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The Orient Hotel is significant as one of the oldest surviving working licensed hotels in the city that continues to trade. The hotel commenced operations in 1851 as the Marine Hotel (later the Orient Hotel). The building demonstrates the conversion of a residence into licensed premises during the
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A longstanding use of note here is Alexander McLeod's Canonside Foundry that operated for most of the 1880s and 1890s as it relates to the provision of marine engineering services. Initially the commercial licensed operation continued under the management of the publicans listed above. Around 1920
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Chapman by the 1840s had arguably some standing in the local community for he was a foundation councillor of the City Corporation (Council) in its first term of 1842–1845; he represented Gipps Ward that took in The Rocks. His business was evidently quite extensive in maintaining slaughter yards at
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The Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority was created to restore a large portion of The Rocks development area under a series of guidelines designed to maintain and enhance the perceived 19th-century character of the area. The partial reconstruction of the hotel to an earlier known state during the
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The setting of the Orient Hotel within the historic landscape of The Rocks represents the practices of 19th-century hotel design in Australia retaining its Colonial character within a high-density precinct. It retains visual relationships to and from surrounding historic properties. Its prominent
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The Orient Hotel provides evidence of the changing function of hotels from the mid-19th century to the present day. The alterations to the fabric of the building that have removed parlours, accommodation facilities, amongst other changes, demonstrate changing patterns of licensing laws and social
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market. Over the mid-1840s Chapman had developed his land holding on George Street to benefit his business with the 1848 rate assessment noting the rear yard area with a brick stable and wooden shed. Chapman died in 1856 but for some years after his estate was contested by the property developer
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1,101. It was Chapman who erected, probably in 1842, a three-storey residence of ten rooms and a neighbouring single storey shop, which were the first stage of what evolved over the nineteenth century into the Orient Hotel. The residence was one of the most valuable on George Street North on its
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decades of the 1850s and 1860s, businesses in the City readily met the demands for accommodation and other services and goods generated by the influx of gold seeking migrants. The association between The Rocks and the sea and seafarers is also clearly demonstrated in the name of the hotel. This
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The Orient Hotel site was classified in the general surveys of the town undertaken in the 1830s, ostensibly to formalise land boundaries and entitlements, as Lot 1 of City Section 85. By the time of the survey the allotment was in the ownership of the merchant Frederick Wright Unwin. Unwin had
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The Orient Hotel is significant as one of the rare early surviving hotels in the state still in operation from the 1850s. The building retains fabric elements from this period that now offer a rare insight into Colonial design, construction and stylistic features. The Orient Hotel meets this
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45,000. Unwin was a solicitor and had come to the colony in 1827. Over the 1820s and 1830s he invested heavily in property in both the town and country. The George Street property was one of his earliest investments. Unwin's purchase in 1828 was inclusive of a stone building in the course of
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The Orient Hotel is a place of cultural significance at a state level for its historical importance, its scientific potential and its rarity. It is a place of cultural significance at a local level for its aesthetic qualities, social associations and its representative values.
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The residential nature of The Rocks area is demonstrated at the Orient Hotel site in the shop/store (now removed) at 87 George Street. The Chapmans retained this property until November 1861 when the trustee for the late James Chapman sold it to Thomas Andrew Drysdale of
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first half of the 19th century, a relatively common practice. The Orient Hotel has an historic association with the former docklands and is part of the context of development demonstrating early residential and commercial infrastructure patterns related to the port.
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The Chapman family continued to own the property until his estate was settled in 1858. The shop at 87 George Street was retained by James' widow, Esther, but the family residence at 89 George Street was sold to James Kelly in April 1859; the purchase price was
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825. Drysdale retained ownership until the resumption in 1900. Over this period the premises housed a diverse range of uses that in many instances used the rear yard area to undertake light manufacturing. The uses were inclusive of the following:
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state-owned property in The Rocks, with a charter to restore, renovate and redevelop the area. Public disquiet about the future direction of The Rocks under SCRA erupted in 1973 in organised community protests supported by the NSW Branch of the
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In 1885 the hotel was renamed the Orient under the new licensee Walter McCombie. The name change reflects the broader changes occurring in the wharf area relating to the development of Campbell's Wharf, which had been sold in 1876 to the
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2,700 (inclusive of other neighbouring properties). By this time the building had been converted to licensed premises trading under the sign of the Marine Hotel since 1853 under the management of the following licensees:
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of alterations undertaken over the following years in 1929, in 1940 and 1961. The role of the hotel in this era continued as both licensed premises and as a place of accommodation. In 1930 the head lease was acquired by
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This site was in the original grounds of Sydney's first hospital complex and later was enclosed by fencing to become a part of the Surgeon General's residence. In June 1828, the allotment was part of a
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1960. Miller's were formerly British Breweries Ltd. with the new company being founded by Robert W. Miller around 1951. Over the 1950s and 1960s the brewery provided serious competition to Tooths and
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and also it to international shipping companies. From 1877 the steamers of the Orient Steam Navigation Line berthed here, hence, evidently, the name of the hotel. The licensees after McCombie were:
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The impetus for Chapman's move into the licensed hotel trade undoubtedly was associated with the discovery of gold and the wealth generated in the southern and western goldfields of NSW. In the
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area. The hotel represents a pattern of historic uses of commercial and hotel operations that was a key character/element of the district. The Orient Hotel meets this criterion at local level.
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Since the mid-1970s the Orient Hotel has undergone numerous changes to enhance the popularity of the hotel to the broader public. The changes were overseen by the government authorities of the
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Another major change came in 1988, the bicentennial year, again for Rocks Hotels Pty Ltd. This work, valued at $ 1,500,000, was designed by architects Howard Tanner and Associates Pty Ltd.
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The Orient Hotel is one of the oldest surviving hotels in the city. It commenced operations as the Marine Hotel and has traded through to the present day. Originally built as a residence
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800. Prior to the sale of the property in 1841, Unwin subdivided the land to form a number of allotments of which Lots 1 and 2 are historically associated with the Orient Hotel site.
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construction. Then construction of this building had in fact commenced during Piper's ownership and was described as "a building of great extent and expense". It was reported in the
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attitudes. The hotel now provides community based activity based on the gentrification and tourist function of The Rocks area. The Orient Hotel meets this criterion at State Level.
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The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history.
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The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
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Unwin retained ownership over the boom years of the 1830s, only selling when the inevitable crash came in the early 1840s with total debts mounting to
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The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.
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The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.
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completion and fitted, according to the council assessor, with every convenience on its first entry in the rate book for Gipps Ward in 1845.
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The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
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1978: Extensive renovations, interior/exterior restored to original elevation as far as practical, doors/windows restored to original width;
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National Trust Classification Card: Orient Hotel, 87-89 George Street, The Rocks (Part of the George Street Kendall Lane Precinct)
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in November 1828. Reibey's interest in the property lasted a matter of five months, over which time its value had increased from
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and then in 1948 it was taken on by British Breweries Pty Ltd. Over this period and up to the 1970s the licensees were held by:
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The Orient Hotel is significant for its associations with Mary Reiby and Frederick Wright Unwin who constructed the adjacent
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demolished; 1930s: Additions on George Street shop site; 1840s: Ground floor altered with enlarged bar, externally modified;
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While James Kelly continued to own the hotel until 1876 the hotel was managed by a succession of publicans, inclusive of:
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for international shipping and for its administration headquarters was actively pursued. In the decades following the
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The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.
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The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
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who traditionally dominated the Sydney market. Their former brewery still stands atop Taverners Hill on the
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1884–97 – Alexander McLeod, brass founder, plumber, blacksmith. The Canonside Foundry
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published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under
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The pair of allotments were bought by the carcass butcher James Chapman in February 1842 for
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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While The Rocks was administered parsimoniously by the government, the potential of West
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1919–1924 – R. M. Crabbe, oil brokers, oil and varnish manufacturer
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be demolished for the widening of George Street for which Unwin was compensated
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evolving social character of the area during the 19th and early 20th century.
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New South Wales places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
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1984 – Relocation of entry doors and alterations to the bar
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Conservation Management Plan Orient Hotel 87-89 George Street, The Rocks
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Note: Documentary evidence for early alterations to the Hotel is scarce
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1906–07 – Janitzky & Fletcher, assayers and analysts
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1888–1893 – Peter Brown (the same Peter Brown as above)
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The Orient Hotel forms part of a network of early hotel in The Rocks/
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1848: Addition of brick stable with two-roomed loft and open wooden
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1981 – Reconstruction of the street paving lightwells
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1925–1930 – Graham and Pinder, carpenters and joiners
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1865–1868 – Law & Tinsley, hay & corn dealer
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New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in The Rocks
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1922: Major extensions (Argyle Street) over site of stable, shed,
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in 1859, both fronting George Street and near the Orient Hotel.
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1908–1914 – J. R. Reid, boot polish manufacturer
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association is also demonstrated in the establishment of the
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1858 – James G. Chapman or Christopher Chapman
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1915–1918 – John E. Hunt, electrical engineer
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Kelly sold the hotel to Gustave Buckham in March 1876 for
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1875–1876 – Charles Banern, boarding house
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1870 – George Walburn, hay and corn dealer
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on 10 May 2002 having satisfied the following criteria.
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1988: Internal alterations removed much original fabric.
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The Orient Hotel meets this criterion at Local Level.
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1980 – Renewal of veranda and stairway
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1863 – Thomas Hunter, poultry dealer
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Overall 669:Acquisition of head lease by Tooth & Co 18:Historic site in New South Wales, Australia 2009: 1995: 1987: 1368: 1354: 1346: 487:1875–1876 – Mrs Delia Reeve 481:1869–1871 – Catherine Brown 29: 20: 1777:Model factory building, Gloucester Street 698:1922–1934 – Frances Cooper 560:1918–1919 – Robert C. West 1976:Sydney Cove West Archaeological Precinct 1123:Department of Planning & Environment 806:(SHFA). The SCRA was established by the 737:1958–1960 – J. T. A. Moon 527:1886–1887 – John Hennessy 1420:Nos. 130, 132-134, 136-138, and 140-142 1291:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1118:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1049: 926:New South Wales State Heritage Register 758:1963–1969 – J. H. Button 749:1961 – W. J. C. Luscombe 710:1945 – (Mrs) A. N. Carey 563:1920–1921 – Michael Ryan 557:1905–1917 – John Bolsdon 554:1904 – Leonard C. Kennan 551:1902–03 – Berkley Dawson 319:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1230:S Collingridge & D Sheedy (1976). 633:1899 – Jim Lee, laundry 1961:Cumberland Street Archaeological Site 1954:Other significant historical features 1706:English, Scottish and Australian Bank 881:(minor changes to original premises); 857:to the north was added together with 728:1951–1957 – J. Myerson 722:1948–1950 – E. J. Ward 569:Ownership and use of 87 George Street 545:1898–1899 – Jane Jones 542:1897 – George Gardiner 516:Australasian Steam Navigation Company 435:1854 – Richard Chapman 432:1853 – William Chapman 383:Ownership by James Chapman and family 225: 217: 209: 201: 193: 185: 176: 7: 1761:Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 1248:Sydney Cove Authority (SCA) (1998). 719:1948 – H. C. Erickson 713:1945 – P. J. O'Gorman 707:1943–1945 – A. Walker 704:1942 – G. E. Edworthy 533:1894 – Arthur H. Lack 472:1860 – Henry S. Green 2457: 848:The hotel follows the typical late 800:Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority 701:1935–1942 – J. Rohan 612:1873 – Daniel Cahill 548:1900–01 – J. De Mery 438:1856 – Samuel Miller 2488:Pubs in The Rocks, New South Wales 804:Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority 746:1960 – J. A. Gibson 743:1960 – K. D. Foster 539:1896 – Peter Roseby 484:1873 – Samuel Reeve 409:was subsequently appointed by the 263:Location of Orient Hotel in Sydney 14: 2503:Hotel buildings completed in 1844 761:1969 – M. J. Hicks 725:1950 – E. G. Black 417:Conversion to a licensed premises 180:New South Wales Heritage Register 2498:1844 establishments in Australia 2456: 2446: 2445: 2434: 2422: 2410: 2398: 2386: 2344:Shipwright's Arms, Millers Point 1848:St Patrick's Church, Church Hill 1300:, accessed on 14 October 2018. 1280: 1266:Anglin & Associates (1990). 1135: 1022: 770:Resumption by the NSW Government 731:1957 – H. O. Hall 645:1904 – No Listing 639:1901 – No listing 630:1898 – No listing 591:1861 – E. Chapman 457:Bethel Chapel (Mariners' Church) 400:and was a large cattle buyer at 254: 247: 924:Orient Hotel was listed on the 752:1962 – Mrs Debus 734:1957 – R. Martin 536:1895 – D. Davies 1223:Orient Hotel Conservation Plan 1156:Collingridge & Sheedy 1976 817:Builders Labourers' Federation 740:1960 – Mr Gibbs 1: 1624:Samson's Cottage wall remains 1268:Central Sydney Heritage Study 911: 315:Government of New South Wales 1334:Australian Heritage Database 1316:Australian Heritage Database 1212:Paul Davies Pty Ltd (2007). 1203:Attraction Homepage (2007). 1196:Sydney Post Office Directory 624:1883 – Vacant 609:1871 – Vacant 493:Ownership by Gustave Buckham 478:1868 – Vacant 342:Ownership by Frederick Unwin 148:(1922 and 1930s alterations) 2070:Captain Cook, Millers Point 1289:, entry number 1567 in the 347:acquired the property from 2524: 2429:New South Wales portal 2337:Shipwright's Arms, Balmain 1940:Cumberland Place and Steps 1792:Phillip's Foote Restaurant 1661:Ambulance Station (former) 1000:criterion at State Level. 672: 2381: 2050:The Australian, The Rocks 1822:Union Bond Store (former) 1241:Building Data Sheet KL/01 405:Andrew Hardie McCulloch. 301:local government area of 242: 238: 234: 173: 28: 2452:Category: Pubs in Sydney 1918:Transport infrastructure 1802:Raphael Mackeller Stores 1746:Julian Ashton Art School 1701:Coroner's Court (former) 1604:Playfair Street Terraces 1259:SCA Building Data Sheets 463:Ownership by James Kelly 360:not to proceed further. 2060:Bourbon & Beefsteak 1797:Police Station (former) 1772:New York Hotel (former) 865:Modifications and dates 1767:Mining Museum (former) 1726:Harrington's Buildings 1379:historical attractions 1250:SCA Register 1979-1998 355:2,025 in June 1828 to 317:. It was added to the 198:State heritage (built) 154:Architectural style(s) 2200:Royal Oak, Rouse Hill 2075:Carlisle Castle Hotel 1763:(former MSB building) 1385:Residential buildings 1339:Australian Government 1321:Australian Government 894:1981: Awning removed; 277:is a heritage-listed 145:William Henry Foggitt 2441:Australia portal 2417:Companies portal 2135:Macquarie Arms Hotel 1945:Sydney Cove railings 1935:Captain Tench Arcade 1817:Sydney Sailors' Home 1787:Old Bushells Factory 1756:Metcalfe Bond Stores 1649:Commercial buildings 1640:View Terrace facades 1629:Sergeant Major's Row 1589:Long's Lane Precinct 1517:Nos. 32-36 and 38-40 453:Sydney Sailors' Home 289:, in the inner city 86:33.8591°S 151.2086°E 35:Orient Hotel in 2014 2210:Sir William Wallace 2017:Current and former 1966:Dawes Point Battery 1030:Architecture portal 82: /  2195:Royal Oak, Balmain 2150:Metropolitan Hotel 2120:Jacksons on George 1741:Johnson's building 1696:Cleland Bond Store 1676:ASN Hotel Building 1614:Reynolds' Cottages 1609:Playfair's Terrace 1543:Harrington Street 1513:Gloucester Street 1411:Cumberland Street 336:Captain John Piper 211:Reference no. 91:-33.8591; 151.2086 2470: 2469: 2281:Forth & Clyde 1984: 1983: 1807:Royal Naval House 1691:Campbell's Stores 1686:Butchery Building 1681:Bushells Building 1656:Accountants House 861:and wall tiling. 850:Colonial Georgian 271: 270: 158:Colonial Georgian 2515: 2460: 2459: 2449: 2448: 2439: 2438: 2437: 2427: 2426: 2425: 2415: 2414: 2413: 2405:Drink portal 2403: 2402: 2401: 2391: 2390: 2267:British Seamen's 2110:Hero of Waterloo 2011: 2004: 1997: 1988: 1869:British Seamen's 1843:Mariners' Church 1736:Joe Bananas shop 1619:Samson's Cottage 1594:Merchant's House 1370: 1363: 1356: 1347: 1342: 1341:. 21 March 1978. 1324: 1323:. 21 March 1978. 1284: 1271: 1262: 1253: 1244: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1208: 1199: 1191: 1183: 1166: 1165:SCRA 1979: KL/01 1163: 1157: 1154: 1148: 1139: 1134: 1132: 1130: 1109: 1032: 1027: 1026: 916: 913: 902:Heritage listing 455:in 1865 and the 321:on 10 May 2002. 284: 258: 257: 251: 149: 134: 128: 97: 96: 94: 93: 92: 87: 83: 80: 79: 78: 75: 33: 21: 2523: 2522: 2518: 2517: 2516: 2514: 2513: 2512: 2473: 2472: 2471: 2466: 2435: 2433: 2423: 2421: 2411: 2409: 2399: 2397: 2393:Beer portal 2385: 2377: 2351:Skinners Family 2224: 2115:Hotel Hollywood 2033: 2027:New South Wales 2015: 1985: 1980: 1949: 1913: 1857:Pubs and hotels 1852: 1831: 1731:Harts Buildings 1711:Federation Hall 1666:ASN Co building 1644: 1579:Jobbins Terrace 1407:Cadmans Cottage 1402:Baker's Terrace 1380: 1374: 1327: 1309: 1306: 1278: 1265: 1256: 1247: 1238: 1229: 1220: 1211: 1202: 1194: 1186: 1178: 1175: 1170: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1155: 1151: 1128: 1126: 1111: 1110: 1051: 1046: 1028: 1021: 1018: 914: 904: 867: 846: 789:Parramatta Road 772: 767: 686:Resch's Limited 681: 679:Resch's Limited 671: 666: 571: 566: 520:Darling Harbour 508:Brickfield Hill 495: 490: 465: 444: 419: 398:Blackwattle Bay 385: 344: 327: 303:New South Wales 282: 267: 266: 265: 264: 261: 260: 259: 182: 147: 146: 137: 132: 126: 114: 108:1843–1844 90: 88: 84: 81: 76: 73: 71: 69: 68: 58:New South Wales 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 2521: 2519: 2511: 2510: 2505: 2500: 2495: 2490: 2485: 2475: 2474: 2468: 2467: 2465: 2464: 2454: 2443: 2431: 2419: 2407: 2395: 2382: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2375: 2368: 2361: 2354: 2347: 2340: 2333: 2326: 2319: 2312: 2305: 2298: 2291: 2284: 2277: 2270: 2263: 2260:Brooklyn Hotel 2256: 2249: 2242: 2234: 2232: 2226: 2225: 2223: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2197: 2192: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2152: 2147: 2142: 2137: 2132: 2127: 2122: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2097: 2095:Fortune of War 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2041: 2039: 2035: 2034: 2016: 2014: 2013: 2006: 1999: 1991: 1982: 1981: 1979: 1978: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1957: 1955: 1951: 1950: 1948: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1921: 1919: 1915: 1914: 1912: 1911: 1906: 1901: 1896: 1891: 1886: 1881: 1879:Fortune of War 1876: 1871: 1866: 1860: 1858: 1854: 1853: 1851: 1850: 1845: 1839: 1837: 1833: 1832: 1830: 1829: 1827:Unwin's Stores 1824: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1743: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1722: 1721: 1715:George Street 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1652: 1650: 1646: 1645: 1643: 1642: 1637: 1634:Susannah Place 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1575: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1541: 1540: 1539: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1511: 1510: 1509: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1441:George Street 1439: 1434: 1433: 1432: 1430:Nos. 182.5-188 1427: 1422: 1417: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1392:Argyle Terrace 1388: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1375: 1373: 1372: 1365: 1358: 1350: 1344: 1343: 1325: 1305: 1304:External links 1302: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1272: 1263: 1254: 1245: 1236: 1227: 1218: 1209: 1205:"Orient Hotel" 1200: 1192: 1184: 1180:"Orient Hotel" 1174: 1171: 1168: 1167: 1158: 1149: 1113:"Orient Hotel" 1048: 1047: 1045: 1042: 1041: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1017: 1014: 951:Unwin's Stores 903: 900: 899: 898: 895: 892: 889: 882: 875: 866: 863: 845: 842: 838: 837: 834: 831: 828: 771: 768: 766: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 708: 705: 702: 699: 695: 670: 667: 665: 664: 661: 658: 655: 652: 649: 646: 643: 640: 637: 634: 631: 628: 625: 622: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 585: 570: 567: 565: 564: 561: 558: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 540: 537: 534: 531: 528: 524: 494: 491: 489: 488: 485: 482: 479: 476: 473: 469: 464: 461: 443: 442: 439: 436: 433: 429: 418: 415: 384: 381: 371:Sydney Gazette 343: 340: 326: 323: 299:City of Sydney 269: 268: 262: 253: 252: 246: 245: 244: 243: 240: 239: 236: 235: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 220: 216: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 178: 175: 174: 171: 170: 165: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 143: 139: 138: 136: 135: 131:Housing Board 129: 125:James Chapman 122: 120: 116: 115: 113: 112: 111:1922 and 1930s 109: 105: 103: 99: 98: 66: 62: 61: 54:City of Sydney 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2520: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2496: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2486: 2484: 2481: 2480: 2478: 2463: 2455: 2453: 2444: 2442: 2432: 2430: 2420: 2418: 2408: 2406: 2396: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2383: 2380: 2374: 2373: 2369: 2367: 2366: 2362: 2360: 2359: 2355: 2353: 2352: 2348: 2346: 2345: 2341: 2339: 2338: 2334: 2332: 2331: 2327: 2325: 2324: 2320: 2318: 2317: 2313: 2311: 2310: 2306: 2304: 2303: 2299: 2297: 2296: 2292: 2290: 2289: 2285: 2283: 2282: 2278: 2276: 2275: 2271: 2269: 2268: 2264: 2262: 2261: 2257: 2255: 2254: 2250: 2248: 2247: 2243: 2241: 2240: 2236: 2235: 2233: 2231: 2227: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2161: 2158: 2156: 2153: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 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1255: 1251: 1246: 1242: 1239:SCRA (1979). 1237: 1233: 1228: 1224: 1219: 1215: 1210: 1206: 1201: 1197: 1193: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1176: 1172: 1162: 1159: 1153: 1150: 1146: 1143: 1138: 1124: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1102: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1084: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1066: 1064: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1050: 1043: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1013: 1011: 1010:Millers Point 1006: 1005: 1001: 997: 996: 992: 988: 987: 983: 979: 975: 974: 970: 967: 963: 959: 958: 954: 952: 947: 946: 942: 938: 934: 933: 929: 927: 922: 918: 908: 901: 896: 893: 890: 887: 883: 880: 876: 873: 869: 868: 864: 862: 860: 856: 851: 843: 841: 835: 832: 829: 826: 825: 824: 820: 818: 813: 810:-led Liberal 809: 805: 801: 796: 794: 790: 786: 781: 777: 776:Circular Quay 769: 763: 760: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 742: 739: 736: 733: 730: 727: 724: 721: 718: 715: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 697: 696: 694: 692: 691:Tooth and Co. 687: 680: 676: 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George Street
The Rocks
City of Sydney
New South Wales
33°51′33″S 151°12′31″E / 33.8591°S 151.2086°E / -33.8591; 151.2086
Colonial Georgian
Property NSW
New South Wales Heritage Register
Orient Hotel, The Rocks is located in Sydney
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George Street
Sydney
The Rocks
City of Sydney
New South Wales
Property NSW
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Government of New South Wales
New South Wales State Heritage Register
land grant
Captain John Piper
Mary Reibey
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Sydney Gazette
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Blackwattle Bay

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