Sydney Art Deco Heritage

The Bank Hotel at 324 King Street in Newtown was established in 1880 as the Bank Hotel and has never changed its name. It is a good example of a Victorian Hotel with alterations dating from the key period of hotel rebuilding in the Federation and interwar periods. in 1934 major alterations were made to the building with an art deco facade being added on by architect V.J. Davis. Facade detail More facade detail Sources: Sydney Heritage Listings

Now known as the Green Park hotel this two storey Victorian hotel at 936-938 Bourke Street in Zetland opened in 1886. It was overlaid with an interwar Art Deco style facade circa 1939. The Green Square Hotel still has ‘Zetland Hotel’ on the stained glass window facing the corner. Inside the Art Deco style bar, fittings and décor from its 1930s makeover are remarkably intact. Photo of the Zetland hotel facade Zetland hotel stained glass window I have reversed the image here so it reads correctly. It was designed to be looked at from outside on the street but I couldn't capture the colourful design in the glass from that perspective. Security bars on the hotel Hotel door detail Sources: Histories of Green Square Source - Histories of Green Square More Art Deco information can be found on the DecoWorks website.

The Royal Sheaf Hotel is located at 231 Burwood Road in Burwood on the corner of Liverpool Road. It was originally called the Ireland Hotel and only the ceiling is unchanged. Another Tooth & Co interWar functionalist hotel with Art Deco trimmings. A feature of the hotel is the terracotta tiled Art Deco design with a strong vertical element on the building facade. Royal Sheaf Art Deco facade detail A closer look at the glazed terracotta tile decoration. The colours are as vibrant now as when they were first set. Sources: NSW State Library

The Kurrajong Hotel at 106 Swanson Street, Erskineville is another example of an interwar Sydney hotel designed and built by Tooth and Co architects Copeman Lemont and Keesing in 1938. The hotel is listed in the RAIA Register of 20th Century Significant Buildings. The "easy going" Kurrajong is one of four in the Erskineville area, the others being the Rose of Australia, the Erskineville Hotel and the Imperial Hotel.

The Marlborough Hotel site at 145 King Street Newtown has housed hotels since the 1860s. The first was the Daniel Lambert Inn which was replaced by another hotel to be called the Marlborough Hotel in 1901. The first Marlborough was replaced by the present Marlborough Hotel in 1940. The hotel is part of an important group of interwar Hotels located on King Street, which also includes the Union Hotel and the Town Hall Hotel. The building was designed by John M Hellyer. It is also known as "the Marley". Another view of the hotel looking down King Street. Sources: Sydney Council Heritage Database