Swifts

Swifts is a heritage-listed late-Victorian castellated Gothic Revival mansion located in the suburb of Darling Point, Sydney. Swifts is a rare survivor of a group of similar grand private residences sited on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.

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Type: House
Description: heritage house in Darling Point, New South Wales
Also known as: “Swifts, Darling Point” and “The Swifts”
Address: 68 Darling Point Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Darling Point ferry wharf and Lindesay.

Darling Point ferry wharf

Pier

Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Darling Point ferry wharf is a wharf located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Darling Point. Darling Point ferry wharf is situated 360 metres north of Swifts.

Lindesay

House

Photo: Sardaka, CC BY 3.0.

Lindesay is a heritage-listed former residence and now offices, functions and house museum located at 1a Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, Sydney, Australia. Lindesay is situated 270 metres northeast of Swifts.

Babworth House

House

Photo: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Babworth House is a heritage-listed former residence and school and now staff accommodation at 103 Darling Point Road, Darling Point, Sydney, Australia. Babworth House is situated 270 metres south of Swifts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City East and Woolloomooloo.

City East

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.

Woolloomooloo

Suburb

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Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 km east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.

Sydney

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Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.

Swifts

Categories: mansion, historic house, building, and residential building
Location: Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.86958° or 33° 52′ 11″ south

Longitude

151.23825° or 151° 14′ 18″ east

Levels

Open location code

4RRH46JQ+58

OpenStreetMap ID

way 195510176

OpenStreetMap feature

building=detached

Wikidata ID

Q7767669

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Swifts” goes by many names.

Turkish: “The Swifts”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goomerah Crescent Reserve and Yarranabbe Park.

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