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Adelaide in 1839 as viewed south-east from North Terrace, including Holy Trinity Church. (The church tower lost its "peaked cap" in 1844.)

North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business 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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Establishments on North Terrace

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East
Botanic Gardens Botanic
Road
Rundle Park
Botanic Gardens (main entrance) East Terrace
Royal Adelaide Hospital North
Terrace
The historic Botanic Hotel (partiallly converted to apartments)

The historic Ayers House
Accommodation and businesses

Frome Road Frome Street
University of South Australia City East campus

University of Adelaide Main campus

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Assorted businesses
The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons building
Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide

Bonython Hall (University of Adelaide)[3] Pulteney Street
University of Adelaide Main campus

The Art Gallery of South Australia
The South Australian Museum
The State Library of South Australia

The historic Scots Church (Originally Presbyterian, now Uniting Church)

Assorted businesses and medical practices
David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
Assorted businesses and medical practices

Kintore Avenue Gawler Place
National War Memorial

Government House, the official residence of the Governor of South Australia

The Myer Centre, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct

The exclusive and historic Adelaide Club
Westpac Bank Adelaide head office

King William Road King William Street
Bridge support, backed by railway yards Morphett
Street
Bridge
(overpass)
Morphett Street
North
Terrace
Parkland backed by railway yards West Terrace
Parkland backed by railway yards Port
Road
Parkland
West

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North Terrace, looking west from Kintore Avenue
North Terrace, looking east from Kintore Avenue

North Side of North Terrace

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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
  • 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)

South Side of North Terrace

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

(West Terrace)

  • The Newmarket Hotel
  • Assorted accomodation, 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 accomodation, businesses and government offices
  • The Dame Roma Mitchell building
  • Assorted accomodation 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)

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.

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References

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  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 CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
  3. ^ a b c 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 (aside from East and West Terrace) 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. Cite error: The named reference "Bonython" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

Category:Streets in Adelaide