North Terrace, Adelaide

North Terrace

South Australia
North Terrace facing west in the early evening
North Terrace, Adelaide is located in City of Adelaide
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
  • 34.922091°S 138.587265°E / -34.922091; 138.587265 (West end)
  • 34.920964°S 138.610765°E / -34.920964; 138.610765 (East end)
General information
Type Street
Location Adelaide city centre
Length 2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Opened 1837
Major junctions
West end West Terrace
Port Road
Adelaide
 
East end East Terrace
Botanic Road
Adelaide
Location(s)
LGA(s) City of Adelaide
North Terrace looking east, from the King William Street intersection
North Terrace intersection with Pulteney Street, looking south-west from Bonython Hall.
Adelaide in 1839 as viewed south-east from the western end of North Terrace, including Holy Trinity Church. (The church tower lost its "peaked cap" in 1844.)
Italianate residence of Adelaide businessman and politician John Bagot on North Terrace, circa 1907
Residential houses and mansions with established front gardens line North Terrace, circa 1910
North Terrace, looking south-west from the South Australian Museum.
North Terrace, looking south-west from Kintore Avenue.
North Terrace, looking north-east from near King William Street, ca. 1940. (Kintore Avenue in the foreground).
North Terrace, looking east from the tram stop adjacent to the City West campus of the University of South Australia.

North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It runs east–west, along the northern edge of "the square mile". The western end continues on to Port Road, and the eastern end continues across the Adelaide Parklands as Botanic Road.

North Side of North Terrace

Theoretically, the northern side of North Terrace is part of the Adelaide Parklands. However, much of the space between North Terrace and the River Torrens is occupied by cultural institutions and other public buildings. Starting from West Terrace and travelling east, these buildings include:

(West Terrace)

(Morphett Street bridge)

(King William Road)

(Kintore Avenue)

(Frome Road)

(East Terrace)

South Side of North Terrace

Starting at West Terrace and travelling east, the southern side of the street includes:

(West Terrace)

  • The Newmarket Hotel
  • Assorted accommodation, businesses and medical practices
  • Many buildings forming the City West campus of the University of South Australia
  • The Lion Arts Centre (in the old Fowler's Lion Flour Factory building)

(Morphett Street bridge)

  • The historic Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)
  • Assorted accommodation, including the Stamford Plaza and Grosvenor Hotels, and Oaks Adelaide Embassy suites
  • Various businesses and government offices
  • The Dame Roma Mitchell building
  • Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. MyBudget, Origin Energy)

(King William Street)

(Gawler Place)

  • Assorted businesses and medical practices
  • David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct
  • Assorted businesses, medical practices and University of Adelaide buildings
  • The historic Scots Church (originally Free Church of Scotland, then Presbyterian, now Uniting Church)

(Pulteney Street)

  • Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide
  • The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons' Hall, designed by John Quintin Bruce, a prominent Adelaide architect, who also designed Electra House in King William Street and Carclew on Montefiore Hill.
  • The Waterhouse house
  • Assorted businesses
  • The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Scientist" Church)

(Frome Street)

  • Assorted businesses
  • The historic Ayers House
  • 19th century Terrace houses
  • The historic Botanic Hotel

(East Terrace)

Glenelg tram extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the Glenelg tram line from Victoria Square to the University of South Australia City West campus was completed. In 2010, a further extension along the remainder of North Terrace to continue along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre was opened. Construction of a new junction, branch lines along the eastern end of North Terrace and King William Road and four new stops began in July/August 2017 and opened on 13 October 2018.

Picture gallery

See also

 South Australia portal
 Australian Roads portal