Excelsior Land Investment and Building Company and Bank Limited
Owner
Government of Hong Kong
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Ambrose Thornley
Main contractor
Edward Johnson
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name
Gresham Hotel; Hong Kong House
Type
State heritage (built)
Designated
2 April 1999
Reference no.
291
Type
Hotel
Category
Commercial
Hong Kong House, also known since 1995 as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney, is a landmark heritage building and former hotel in the Sydney central business district, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1891 to a design by Ambrose Thornley, it is located on 80 Druitt Street, at the corner with York Street, and is adjacent to other prominent heritage landmarks, the Sydney Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building.[1] Formerly known as Gresham Hotel, the property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]
Hong Kong House houses the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, the office of the Hong Kong Tourism Board in Australasia, Invest Hong Kong and the office of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
^"Hong Kong House". Sydney Open. Sydney Living Museums. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^"Gresham Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00291. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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