Monday, 14 January 2013

Darlington, Institute Building

The Institute Building is located along City Road in the inner city suburb of Darlington. It was designed by architect Benjamin Backhouse and built in stages from 1870 to 1892 with additions by other architects continuing in 1912 and 1928. It was built in the Italianate architectural style but contains French Gothic style elements. It housed the NSW Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, the largest institution for deaf, dumb and blind children in Australia. It was acquired by the nearby Sydney University as part of the university's expansion beyond its original site.
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18 comments:

  1. Gemma WisemanMonday, 14 January 2013 at 08:45:00 GMT+11

    A grand lady is this building and so beautifully preserved! The touches of yellow along the balconies and roof line features give it extra character!

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  2. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Monday, 14 January 2013 at 10:31:00 GMT+11

    How how are u? It's 29 yesterday, and It was too hot for me.

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    1. JimMonday, 14 January 2013 at 11:30:00 GMT+11

      It was 42 in Sydney last week and 45 in the western suburbs. Now that's hot.

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  3. UnknownMonday, 14 January 2013 at 14:03:00 GMT+11

    an impressive building, i like the architecture.

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  4. lina@happy familyMonday, 14 January 2013 at 18:06:00 GMT+11

    Very elegant building!

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  5. VintagesouthernlifeMonday, 14 January 2013 at 18:39:00 GMT+11

    An awesome building!

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  6. KevinMonday, 14 January 2013 at 18:57:00 GMT+11

    I crossed City Rd near this beautiful building for many years, on my way to work.

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  7. LizMonday, 14 January 2013 at 19:52:00 GMT+11

    What a beautiful building.

    Corned Beef Soup

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  8. JoeMonday, 14 January 2013 at 20:16:00 GMT+11

    Wouldn't it be fabulous to climb up into one of those domes and survey the city from above.

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  9. SmilingSallyMonday, 14 January 2013 at 21:02:00 GMT+11

    Impressive, Jim. Happy Blue Monday.

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  10. Hootin AnniMonday, 14 January 2013 at 21:18:00 GMT+11

    Pretty, in such a subtle, beautiful array of soft colors.

    Come view my post if you find time today: They Call ME Mellow Yellow

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  11. HansHBMonday, 14 January 2013 at 22:18:00 GMT+11

    A nice blue post!
    Lovely building!

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  12. carol l mckennaTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 01:44:00 GMT+11

    Quite the blue sky with majestic building ~ lovely photo for Blue Monday ~

    (A Creative Harbor) on blogger ^_^

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  13. Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken ChickTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 12:23:00 GMT+11

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  14. GranthamLynnTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 13:24:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful building. I am your neighbor today at Blue Monday.
    Have a good week.
    Sherry

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  15. Magical Mystical TeacherTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 13:43:00 GMT+11

    You always come up with some grand shots!

    Yellow Door

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  16. SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...PernillaTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 14:02:00 GMT+11

    Happy Blue Monday - on a Tuesday :D
    Such a lovely building! Greetings from sunny Qld ~Pernilla

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  17. HelsTuesday, 15 January 2013 at 21:03:00 GMT+11

    No wonder the building took from 1870 to 1892 to complete - it was both huge and complex. I usually think that the elaborate Italianate architectural style is a bit over-the-top for Australian facilities, but the Institute Building looks very impressive still.

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