AWA Building and Tower; Beam Wireless (former major sign on tower)
Type
state heritage (built)
Criteria
a., c., d.
Designated
2 April 1999
Reference no.
665
Type
Telecommunications Facility
Category
Postal and Telecommunications
Builders
William Hughes and Co. Pty Ltd
The AWA Tower is a heritage-listed[1] office and communications complex in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia built for Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited. The AWA Tower consists of a radio transmission tower atop a 15-storey building. It is located in the Sydney central business district at 45-47 York Street, close to Wynyard Park and Wynyard railway station. It was designed by Robertson, Marks and McCredie in association with DT Morrow and Gordon and built from 1937 to 1939 by William Hughes and Co. Pty Ltd. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
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