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perches, known as Lots 10 and 11 Martin Place, Sydney[54].

A further two sites were purchased by the Reserve Bank when it was extended in the late 1970s.

11.3.5        Macquarie Street Properties, 1821-1959
The Macquarie Street land relating to this study originally formed part of allotments 3, 4, & 5 of Section 41 of the Sydney subdivision, regularised by crown grant in the early 19th century. The earliest buildings occupying these lots included the first Wesleyan Chapel built in 1821 and subsequently used as a Unitarian Chapel in 1850, a Wesleyan School House also built in 1821 and purchased in 1843 by the trustees of the Roman Catholic Church to be used as a school (demolished c1876).  On lot 4 stood a free-standing Georgian house occupied by Mr Williams a solicitor and on Lot 5 a Georgian cottage occupied by Madame Bone.  These are shown in Joseph Fowles publication Sydney in 1848, p 80.

By 1875 this part of Macquarie Street was characterised by three and four storey residential terrace houses, in keeping with the northern section of the street rest of Macquarie Street.

A row of three, 3 storey Italianate terrace houses known as "Lucretia Terrace" was erected on part of Lot 3 in c1876[55], following the demolition of both the school and the church.  These were initially numbered 243-245 Macquarie Street, but were re-numbers as 219 to 223 in 1880.[56]

Henry Williams' free standing Georgian House remained on Lot 4 (see Figure 53) until 1891 when John Starkey, the new owner of the site, demolished the cottage and erected two, 4 storey late Victorian terrace houses with attic dormers and chimneys.  Initially numbered 241 Macquarie Street, "Labrador" as it was known, was re-numbered 217 Macquarie Street from 1880.[57]

The single storey Georgian cottage on Lot 5 was demolished c1875 along with the two-storey cottage next door, and the new owner, James Mullins built two 3-storey terraces on the site.[58] Initially numbered 239 & 237 Macquarie Street, these terraces were re-numbered 215 & 213 Macquarie Street in 1880.[59]

Percy Dove's 1880 map of the subject area shows "Lucretia Terrace" (223-219 Macquarie Street) Henry Williams Georgian House not yet demolished at No 217 and James Mullins two terraces at No 215 & 213.  (See Figure 53)

Figure 53 - Percy Dove's 1880 map of the subject site showing area later occupied by the Reserve Bank dotted.
Source: Mitchell Library SLNSW

215 Macquarie Street established itself as a boarding house soon after construction in 1875. From 1891 it became the offices for various members of the medical profession including Dr Joseph Foreman from 1891 until 1899 and Dr LA Harris from 1907 until 1920.  Harris also owned No 215 Macquarie Street