It is the only one of the city centre's major north-south thoroughfares that does not continue northwards over North Terrace.

[2][3] On the south-east corner of Pulteney and Rundle streets was the elegant York Hotel, built by entrepreneur and publican C. A. Hornabrook[4] in 1849.

In 1846, nearly a decade after the naming, Hanson moved to South Australia, where he served as Premier (1857-1860), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (from 1861) and as acting Governor (1872-1873).

[10] The Hanson Street Memorial in Hurtle Square maintains the commemoration of Sir Richard.

By 1976, the building's balconettes had been removed, the interior was deemed unsafe, and the former occupants of the ground floor, the Chest Clinic, had moved out.

[16] As of 2022[update] the building, known as "Mansions on Pulteney", is owned by La Loft, which lets the residences (all studio or one-bedroom size) as serviced apartments.