St James’ Church, Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Standing: High · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 78 of 18,875

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About St James’ Church, Sydney

St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is a heritage-listed Anglican parish church at 173 King Street in the Sydney CBD. Consecrated in February 1824 and named after St James the Great, it was designed in the Old Colonial Georgian style by the transported convict architect Francis Greenway during the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie. It is the oldest surviving church in Sydney's inner city, and its original ministry was to the convict population of Sydney.

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Getting there

The church stands at 173 King Street in Sydney's legal and commercial district, near Hyde Park and adjoining Queen's Square, next to the Greenway Wing of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. It forms part of the group of colonial buildings along Macquarie Street, which runs from Queen's Square to Sydney Harbour, and belongs to the same historic precinct as the World Heritage-listed Hyde Park Barracks, so it is easily combined with a walk along Macquarie Street.

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Place details and sources

Address: King Street, 173 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1819 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: Heritage Act — State Heritage Register Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Georgian architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Anglican OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Francis Greenway Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: St James' Church, Sydney Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09