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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 from 1918 until his death in 1921.

The terraces built at 217 Macquarie Street initially housed the Department of Water Conservation and the Department of Agriculture, and from 1895, "Labrador" was established as a boarding house and run from 1896 until c1945 by Miss Caroline Wilson. The property was used briefly as an RAAF depot in 1943 but by 1959 was let as professional suites.

"Lucretia Terrace" (219-223 Macquarie Street) was also initially established as boarding houses[60] but by 1896 the terraces were used as suites for the medical profession.  Dr AJ Syme, a dentist occupied No 223 from 1891 until 1918 while Dr JB Nash was one of the occupants of 219 from 1910 to 1926.  No 221 remained residential chambers until 1923 when it also became rooms for various members of the medical profession.

In 1921 the new owner of No 215 Macquarie Street , Mr OJ McDermott, demolished the terrace and built a three-storey brick building with a rendered inter-war facade, known as "Whitehall" on the site. The building, used as medical suites, was purchased by the Municipal Council of Sydney in 1926 along with numerous other sites in Macquarie and Phillip Streets in anticipation of the extension of Martin Place.  It was finally demolished in 1959 for the construction of the Reserve Bank.

"Labrador", No 217 Macquarie Street remained in the ownership of the Starkey family until 1926 when it too was purchased by the Municipal Council of Sydney and finally demolished in 1959 for the construction of the Reserve Bank.

219 Macquarie Street, part of "Lucretia Terrace", and also purchased by the Municipal Council of Sydney in 1926, remained as medical suites housing two practitioners until it was demolished for the construction of the Reserve Bank in 1959.  221 and 223 Macquarie Street were demolished in 1939 to make way for a new three storey building known as "Washington House".  According to the 1939-42 Rate Books for the Council of Sydney, this building contained 15 flats and offices, a penthouse and two shops located on the ground floor.   This site was not part of the original site for the Reserve Bank but was later purchased by the bank and demolished in 1964 to make way for the construction of the extension to the Bank in the late 1970s.

Figure 54 – View of the houses located at 219-215 Macquarie Street Sydney, which were demolished for the construction of the Reserve Bank in 1959.
Source: Reserve