Did you know that Nos 29-31 Playfair Street were built in 1876?
Did you know that Playfair Street had 4 name changes since 1873?
The land appears to have been largely underdeveloped until the 1870s. The street now known as ‘Playfair St’ was not shown on a plan of the area dated 1868. Since the mid-1870s the street has been known by a number of names:
- New George St, c 1873 -1876
- Little Gloucester St, c 1877 – 1886
- Harrington St, 1923 – 1953, and
- Playfair St, from 1953
Find out more about the history of the Playfair Street Terraces from NSW Department of Planning - Industry and Environment on Playfair Street The Rocks NSW
