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Wales House, Sydney

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Wales House, 64 66 Pitt Street, Sydney 03
Wales House, 64 66 Pitt Street, Sydney 03

Wales House is a heritage-listed former newspaper office building, bank building and now hotel located at 64-66 Pitt Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Manson & Pickering and built from 1922 to 1929 by Stuart Bros. It is also known as the Bank of NSW Building. The property is owned by Wales House Nominees Pty Ltd. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Located on the junction of Pitt, Hunter and O'Connell Streets, the building served as offices for John Fairfax and Sons' The Sydney Morning Herald from 1927 to 1955 before being acquired by the Bank of New South Wales, commonly known as "The Wales", hence the building's name. The building has subsequently been converted into an international hotel, as part of the Radisson Blu hotel chain.

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O'Connell Street 66;27
2000 Sydney, Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
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