Apartment 27, Francis Hall, 16-20 Kings Cross Road, is for sale through Jason Boon, Joss Reid and Geoff Cox https://www.rwebay.com.au/7722680/

Kings Cross Road is tucked away from main traffic thoroughfares and heads east-west on a rise.

Built in about 1915 it exhibits all the hallmarks of its era as an Italian renaissance palace including chequered marble floors, exterior Tuscan entrance columns and Juliette balconies. It’s a product of its period and includes interior wainscotting, high 3.1 metre ceilings and ceiling rosettes.

The origin of the name, Francis Hall, is unknown but the term “hall” has strong connotations of a significant or important residence of English landed gentry and noblemen because its design was dominated in Mediaeval times by a very large hall which housed servants or was used for large banquets.

This eight-storey noble apartment block makes a positive contribution to its streetscape and neighbourhood.

By Andrew Woodhouse

Heritage Solutions