Department of Education Building
| Department of Education building | |
|---|---|
The building as viewed from the corner of Loftus and Bridge Street | |
Location in the Sydney central business district | |
| General information | |
| Type | Government administration |
| Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque |
| Address | 35–39 Bridge Street, Sydney central business district, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′50″S 151°12′38″E / 33.86389°S 151.21056°E |
| Current tenants | Pontiac Land Group |
| Estimated completion | 1938 |
| Relocated | 1989 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Owner | Government of New South Wales |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete slabs |
| Material | Sydney sandstone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architecture firm | Colonial Architect of New South Wales |
| Developer | Government of New South Wales |
| Official name | Department of Education Building; Education Building |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Criteria | b., c., d., e. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 726 |
| Type | Office building |
| Category | Government and Administration |
| References | |
The Department of Education building is a heritage-listed state government administrative building of the Edwardian Baroque architectural style located in Bridge Street in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The large public building was designed by Colonial Architect George McRae and built in two stages, the first completed in 1912, with John Reid and Son completing the second stage in 1938. It is also known as the Department of Education Building and the Education Building. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The building has been occupied by the Department of Education since its establishment, previously known as the Department of Public Instruction, and has a long association with the public life of New South Wales. Various portions of the building, previously occupied by Department of Agriculture, were subsumed by the Education Department in 1978 when the Department of Agriculture relocated to another city location. The NSW Department of Education moved out in 2018 and as of 2019 the building is being redeveloped by Singapore developer Pontiac Land Group, together with the nearby Department of Lands building, to become a luxury hotel, currently marketed as "the sandstone precinct".