This precinct, positioned between Barangaroo, Observatory Hill and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, contains a variety of architectural styles from early Georgian houses and tiny workmen's cottages, to the grander 19th century Victorian terraces.

[1][2]: 18 Built in 1832 for John Nicholson, first Harbour Master, on a land grant he received from Governor Macquarie, this house is in the style of a late Colonial Georgian town home.

With the help of architect William Smart, the owners have saved as much as possible of the (original) fabric and existing decorative elements, while making judicious alterations where necessary for modern living.

[1] The property is a five-bedroom, two-story Georgian terrace with basement, facing Lower Fort Street with a slate pediment roof.

External: Post 1930 brick addition to rear, balcony infilled, stable removed, intrusive plumbing on end walls.