Newcastle Customs House | |
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Alternative names | Customs House |
General information | |
Type |
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Architectural style | Italianate Renaissance Revival |
Location | Corner of Bond and Watt Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 32°55′36″S 151°47′6″E / 32.92667°S 151.78500°E |
Completed | 1877, 1899 |
Owner | Fernance Family Holdings |
Height | |
Tip | 32-metre-high (105 ft) clock tower, lantern and time ball |
Technical details | |
Material | Predominately brick |
Floor count | Two, plus basement |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | |
Architecture firm | New South Wales Colonial Architect |
Developer | Jennings and Pallister |
Official name | Newcastle Customs House |
Designated | 14 July 2000 |
Reference no. | 01403 |
The Newcastle Customs House, also known as the Customs House Hotel, is a heritage-listed building designed by James Barnet located at the corner of Bond Street and Watt Street in Newcastle, New South Wales. Built in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style popular at the time, the building suffered damage during the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and reopened as a hotel in 1995.