Darlinghurst Courthouse

Darlinghurst Courthouse
The courthouse, in 2014
Darlinghurst Courthouse Location in Sydney
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Old Colonial Grecian
Location	Taylor Square, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°52′49″S 151°13′04″E / 33.8803743182°S 151.2178697170°E / -33.8803743182; 151.2178697170
Groundbreaking	1826
Construction started	1835
Completed	1844; 1888
Owner	Government of New South Wales
Landlord	Department of Communities and Justice
Technical details
Material	Sandstone; slate; internal timber joinery; marble
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mortimer Lewis (1826–44) James Barnet (1884–88)
Architecture firm	Colonial Architect of New South Wales
Website
Darlinghurst Court House
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Darlinghurst Courthouse
Type	Built
Criteria	a., b., c., d., e., f., g.
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	00792
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The Darlinghurst Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse building located adjacent to Taylor Square on Oxford Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Constructed in the Old Colonial Grecian style based on original designs by Colonial Architect, Mortimer Lewis, the building structure was completed in 1880 under the supervision of Lewis's successor, James Barnet. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

The courthouse is predominately used for sittings of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.