North Terrace, Adelaide

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
• Royal Adelaide Hospital
• South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
• Adelaide Medical and Nursing Schools (University of Adelaide)
• University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute (previously the site of City Sk8 Park, a skateboarding facility) (Morphett Street bridge)
• Adelaide Convention Centre, Exhibition Halls (partly above the railway station platforms)
• Riverside Centre (above the railway station platforms)
• InterContinental Hotel (formerly the Hyatt Regency until 2009 Public art around the hotel includes:
  • Yerrakartarta, on the forecourt, designed by Darryl Pfitzner Milika, which includes a representation of the Tjilbruke Dreaming story
  • Knocking from the inside (1998), on the northern plaza, created by Iranian-Australian artist Hossein Valamanesh
• Adelaide railway station building
• Adelaide Casino (inside the historic station building)
• Old Parliament House - the original South Australian Parliament building
• Parliament House
  • The Adelaide Festival Centre and Elder Park are behind Parliament House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – also accessible from King William Road (King William Road)
• Government House, the official residence of the governor of South Australia
  • The historic Torrens Parade Ground is behind Government House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – accessible from King William Road
  • The South African War Memorial stands in front of Government House on a traffic island at the corner of North Terrace and King William Road
  • The Jubilee 150 Walkway commences in front of Government House
• National War Memorial (Kintore Avenue)
• State Library of South Australia
  • Institute Building (1859)
  • Spence Wing
  • Mortlock Wing (1884)
• South Australian Museum
• Art Gallery of South Australia
• University of Adelaide (original campus, now called the North Terrace campus):
  • Mitchell Building
  • Elder Conservatorium of Music
  • Bonython Hall
  • Napier Building
  • Ligertwood Building
  • The Jubilee 150 Walkway finishes in front of the Napier/Ligertwood plaza.
• University of South Australia (originally the South Australian School of Mines and Industries/Adelaide Technical High School, now called the City East campus) (Frome Road)
• Lot Fourteen
• Adelaide Botanic Garden (East Terrace)
• Adelaide Botanic Garden
• National Wine Centre of Australia

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
• Many buildings forming the 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, including the Stamford Plaza and Grosvenor Hotels, and Oaks Adelaide Embassy suites
• Various businesses and government offices
• The Dame Roma Mitchell building
• Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. MyBudget, Origin Energy) (King William Street)
• The former Adelaide head office of Westpac
• The exclusive, historic and discreetly labelled Adelaide Club (for gentlemen)
• The Myer Centre, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct; the North Terrace entrance also maintains its former title, Goldbrough House. A heritage-listed building, it was designed by prominent SA architect F. Kenneth Milne and built in 1935, with an extra storey added in 1936.
• The Queen Adelaide Club (for women)
• "Gawler Chambers", the former Adelaide offices of the South Australian Company (Gawler Place)
• Tobin House, formerly Lister House, at no. 126, designed and built 1928-9 by F. Kenneth Milne (then in practice with John Richard Schomburgk Evans and Charles Alexander Russell); renamed Tobin House 2002, later used as University of South Australia student accommodation
• David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
• Assorted businesses, medical practices and University of Adelaide buildings
• The historic Scots Church (originally Free Church of Scotland, then Presbyterian, now Uniting Church) (Pulteney Street)
• Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide
• The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons Hall, designed by John Quintin Bruce, a prominent Adelaide architect, who also designed Electra House in King William Street and Carclew on Montefiore Hill
• The Waterhouse house
• Assorted businesses
• The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Scientist" Church) (Frome Street)
• Assorted businesses
• The historic Ayers House
• 19th century Terrace houses
• The historic Botanic Hotel (East Terrace)
• Parkland

Glenelg tram extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the Glenelg tram line from Victoria Square to the University of South Australia City West campus was completed. In 2010, a further extension along the remainder of North Terrace to continue along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre was opened. Construction of a new junction, branch lines along the eastern end of North Terrace and King William Road and four new stops began in July/August 2017 and opened on 13 October 2018.

Picture gallery

File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-monument.jpg |Monument on the corner of West Terrace (northern side) File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-plaque.jpg |Plaque on monument on the corner of West Terrace Image:City sk8, Adelaide 3.jpg |City Sk8 Park, Adelaide Image:Hawke Building, UniSA.jpg |The Hawke Building, part of the University of South Australia, City West Campus Image:Yungondi Building, UniSA.jpg |The Yungondi Building, part of the University of South Australia, City West Campus Image:GlenelgTramCityWest.jpg |The City West tram stop - left-to-right: InterContinental Hotel, Riverside Building, Morphett Street bridge, multi-storey accommodation, the old Lion Flour factory Image:HolyTrinityChurchAdelaide.JPG |Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide Image:AdelaideRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg |Part of the Adelaide railway station building - main entrance Image:Adelaide parliament house.JPG |Parliament House with InterContinental Hotel Image:SA Parliament Opening.jpg |Opening of Parliament House, Adelaide, by the Governor-General, 5 June 1939. Image:Boer War Memorial, 1926.jpg |View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 1925 Image:Boer War Memorial, 2008.jpg |View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 2008 File:Adelaide-city-centre.jpg |View to south along King William Road towards intersection with North Terrace File:SA Government House.jpg |Government House, Adelaide in the 1930s Image:Government House Adelaide.jpg |Government House, Adelaide File:Adelaide Club.JPG |The Adelaide Club, 165 North Terrace File:Queen Adelaide Club.JPG |The Queen Adelaide Club, cnr North Terrace and Stephens Place Image:Adelaide War Memorial.jpg |National War Memorial (South Australia) Image:North Terrace, Adelaide, 1940.jpg |View of North Terrace, looking east from near King William Street, circa 1940 Image:AdelaideOldStateLibraryAug08.jpg |Institute Building (1859), now part of the State Library, housing the Sir Donald Bradman collection File:J150W EdwardVII 2010-04 0224.JPG |Statue of Edward VII in front of the Institute Building Image:AdelaideStateLibraryComplexAug08.jpg |State Library entrance to Spence Wing Image:AdelaideMortlockLibraryAug08.jpg |Mortlock Wing of the State Library Image:SouthAustralianMuseumComplexAug08.jpg |South Australian Museum Complex Image:AGSAfront.jpg |Art Gallery of South Australia and part of the South Australian Museum Image:UofAdelaide-MitchellBuilding-Aug08.jpg|Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide Image:University of Adelaide.jpg |Eastern side of Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide Image:UofAdelaide-Mawson&Conservatorium-Aug08.jpg |Bust of Sir Douglas Mawson & the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&Conservatorium-front-Aug08.jpg |Bonython Hall & the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&LawBld-front-Aug08.jpg |Bonython Hall & the Ligertwood Building, University of Adelaide Image:Bonython Hall.jpg |Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide (looking west) Image:Adelaide-Freemasons18-Aug08.jpg |Freemasons Hall Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-Aug08.jpg |Waterhouse House Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-plaque-Aug08.jpg |Waterhouse House history File:University of South Australia, School of Mines, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.jpg |Old School of Mines building c.2010 - after renovation Image:Adelaide-NthTce-West-FromeRd-Aug08.jpg |Looking south-west from Frome Road Image:Ayers House - North Terrace - Adelaide.JPG |Ayers House Image:Adelaide-NthTce-EastEnd-TerraceHouses-Aug08.jpg |Terrace Houses, East End Image:Adelaide-BotanicHotel-35-Aug08.jpg |Botanic Hotel, cnr East and North Terraces Image:Adelaide-RAH-Aug08.jpg |The old Royal Adelaide Hospital Image:Buildings on North Terrace, Adelaide.jpg|Buildings on North Terrace Image:North Terrace, Adelaide aerial view 1930.jpg |North Terrace in 1930 Image:Adelaide in 1935.jpg| North Terrace in 1935 File:Max Dupain North Terrace Adelaide.jpg|Outside Parliament House, looking at North terrace (1940) File:North Terrace, Adelaide, 1918 (27319035731).jpg|Parliament House (left) during Armistice Day address in North Terrace (1918)

References

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