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==Commercial Area== ==Commercial Area==
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Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Enmore
Sydney, New South Wales
Enmore Road shops
Population3581 (2001 census)
 • DensityLua error: Unable to convert population "3581 (2001 census)" to a number.
Postcode(s)2042
Area0.4 km (0.2 sq mi)
Location5 km (3 mi) from CBD
LGA(s)Marrickville Council
State electorate(s)Marrickville
Federal division(s)Grayndler
Suburbs around Enmore:
Stanmore Stanmore Newtown
Petersham Enmore Newtown
Marrickville Marrickville Newtown
File:Enmore map.png
Map of Enmore
The Art Deco style of the Enmore Theatre, Enmore Road

Enmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Enmore is located 5 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council.

History

Enmore was named after Enmore House, built in 1835 by Captain Sylvester Browne, a master mariner with the British East India Company. Browne named his house after the West Indian estate of a business associate, the head of James Cavan & Co, which in turn took its name from the London suburb. Browne's son wrote several Australian classics, including Robbery Under Arms, under the name of Rolf Boldrewood.

Enmore House was the home of the Josephson family from 1842 to 1883, when it was demolished. After Josephson's death, his son Joshua Frey Josephson lived there until 1883. Joshua Frey Josephson had four sons and nine daughters from three marriages. One son, Joshua Percy Josephson, was Mayor of Marrickville in 1901. Five streets are named after five of the daughters: Clara, Laura, Marian, Pearl and Sarah.

The house at 75 London Street is listed on the Register of the National Estate. It was built circa 1900 and stands out as a notable example of the Federation Queen Anne style, with elaborate Art Nouveau elements.

Commercial Area

Enmore is primarily residential, although there is a commercial strip along Enmore Road, which turns off the more famous King Street, Newtown. The now disused, former Enmore Post Office (built 1895) on the corner of Enmore and Stanmore Roads, is listed on the Register of the National Estate as an example of Federation Queen Anne architecture. It was designed by the government architect, Walter Liberty Vernon.

Schools

The suburb is home to the Design Campus of the Sydney Institute, on the site of the former Enmore Boys High School.

Culture

  • The Enmore Theatre is a renowned live music and comedy venue.
  • The Sly Fox, a lesbian/mixed pub. Both Enmore and Newtown have a significant gay and lesbian population.
  • Enmore is also a focus for goth subculture in Sydney, with related speciality stores. Enmore Road hosts the annual 'Under the Blue Moon' goth festival.
  • The Enmore Spiritualist Church is located in London Street. It was founded in 1913 and is the oldest spiritualist church in Australia. The church started off as the United Enmore and Stanmore Spiritualist Church and moved to its current premises in 1943. It has an ongoing programme of development classes and services.

Notable Residents

  • Victorian architecture at intersection of Enmore and Edgeware Roads Victorian architecture at intersection of Enmore and Edgeware Roads
  • Federation home with Art Nouveau elements, London Street Federation home with Art Nouveau elements, London Street
  • Duke Hotel, Enmore Road Duke Hotel, Enmore Road
  • Enmore Spiritualist Church, London Street Enmore Spiritualist Church, London Street

References

  1. Enmore, accessed 4 July 2008
  2. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p.99
  4. The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Copmpany, 1981, p.2/44
  5. Enmore Post Office (former), Australian Heritage database, accessed 27 October 2008.
  6. Sydney Morning Herald, 2nd November 2009, p.8

External links

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