North Terrace, Adelaide

North Terrace, Adelaide
Adelaide in 1839 as viewed south-east from the western end of North Terrace, including Holy Trinity Church. (The church tower lost its "peaked cap" in 1844.)
North Terrace, looking south-west from Bonython Hall.
North Terrace, looking south-west from the Museum.
North Terrace, looking south-west from Kintore Avenue.
North Terrace, looking east from Kintore Avenue.
North Terrace, looking north-east from near King William Street, ca. 1940. (Kintore Avenue in the foreground).
North Terrace, looking east from the City West campus of the University of South Australia.

North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of the city of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It runs east-west, along the northern edge of the CBD.[1][2]

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North Side of North Terrace

Theoretically, the northern side of North Terrace is part of the Adelaide Parklands. However, much of the space between North Terrace and the River Torrens is occupied by cultural institutions and other public buildings. Starting from West Terrace and travelling east, these buildings include:

(West Terrace)

  • Parkland
  • Company premises servicing the railway yards
  • City Sk8 Park, a skateboarding facility next to the railway yards

(Morphett Street bridge)

(King William Road)

(Kintore Avenue)

(Frome Road)

(East Terrace)

  • Adelaide Botanic Gardens

South Side of North Terrace

Starting at West Terrace and travelling east, the southern side of the street includes:

(West Terrace)

  • The Newmarket Hotel
  • Assorted accommodation, businesses and medical practices
  • The large new City West campus of the University of South Australia
  • The Lion Arts Centre (in the old Fowler's Lion Flour Factory building)

(Morphett Street bridge)

  • The historic Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)
  • Assorted accommodation, businesses and government offices
  • The Dame Roma Mitchell building
  • Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. Qantas, Origin Energy)

(King William Street)

  • Westpac Bank Adelaide head office
  • The exclusive and historic Adelaide Club
  • The Myer Centre, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct

(Gawler Place)

  • Assorted businesses and medical practices
  • David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
  • Assorted businesses and medical practices
  • The historic Scots Church (Originally Presbyterian, now Uniting Church)

(Pulteney Street)[3]

  • Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide
  • The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons building
  • Assorted businesses
  • The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Scientist" Church)

(Frome Street)

  • Assorted businesses
  • The historic Ayers House
  • Assorted businesses
  • The historic Botanic Hotel

(East Terrace)

Glenelg Tramline extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the Glenelg Tramline from Victoria Square to the University of South Australia City West campus was completed. The tram now operates along the entire length of King William Street, and along North Terrace between King William Street and the Morphett Street bridge. One stop is located adjacent to the Adelaide Railway Station, with the terminus at the University of South Australia City West campus.

In 2009, construction commenced on a further extension of the line west to the Parklands, and then northwest and west through the Parklands to the start of Port Road, Adelaide's major northwestern arterial road.

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References

  1. ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4. 
  2. ^ Map of the Adelaide city centre, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
  3. ^ a b Bonython Hall is opposite Pulteney Street, and was built in 1936 as a result of a donation of over £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython. Pulteney Street is the only one of the city's north-south thoroughfares which does not continue north through the parklands. Folklore has it that the Bonython donation was made on the condition that a hall be built opposite Pulteney Street, thus blocking any future path through the parklands and preventing the division of the campus by a major thoroughfare.

Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 138°36′21″E / 34.9212°S 138.6059°E / -34.9212; 138.6059


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