National House is a heritage-listed former warehouse and bank branch and now pub located at 75 York Street, on the corner of King Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
[1][2] In 1891 a two-storey brick and stone building licensed as the Bristol Hotel occupied this site.
Neale was born in NSW in 1823 and started in business as a butcher and cattle dealer but went on to amass a significant fortune.
He was an alderman on the City of Sydney council in 1857 and an investor in a number of banks and insurance companies as well as owner of a large amount of real estate.
[2] In June 1892 the Australasian Builder & Contractors' News reported that architect Charles Hellmrich was calling tenders for the excavation of the basement of the new building.
[2] In 1995, it was adapted into the Hotel CBD as one of the prominent Hemmes family's first entries into the hospitality industry.
[3] National House is a six-storey building with a well-detailed facade retaining original detailing to all levels.