Buy Now Reynolds' Cottages were built in 1829 by convicts. They are the earliest remaining dwellings in Sydney's historic precinct of The Rocks. Unremarkable in their time, Reynolds' Cottages are remarkable today for having withstood the rampaging progress which has transformed The Rocks from a penal colony to a working class neighbourhood to a heritage theme park; and over the last 12 months to being, in a real estate obsessed city, at the heart of one of Austalia's most expensive and sought after neighbourhoods. Author Melissa Holmes argues: "Constant vigilance is required to preserve the authenticity of buildings such as Reynolds Cottages. As far back as 1823, bureaucrats and developers have conspired to accumulate power through property in The Rocks. The story of Reynolds' Cottages shows that nothing has changed, except the stakes of Sydney's cultural heritage."
REYNOLDS' COTTAGES
REYNOLDS' COTTAGES
REYNOLDS' COTTAGES
Buy Now Reynolds' Cottages were built in 1829 by convicts. They are the earliest remaining dwellings in Sydney's historic precinct of The Rocks. Unremarkable in their time, Reynolds' Cottages are remarkable today for having withstood the rampaging progress which has transformed The Rocks from a penal colony to a working class neighbourhood to a heritage theme park; and over the last 12 months to being, in a real estate obsessed city, at the heart of one of Austalia's most expensive and sought after neighbourhoods. Author Melissa Holmes argues: "Constant vigilance is required to preserve the authenticity of buildings such as Reynolds Cottages. As far back as 1823, bureaucrats and developers have conspired to accumulate power through property in The Rocks. The story of Reynolds' Cottages shows that nothing has changed, except the stakes of Sydney's cultural heritage."