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6 unusual facts about North Terrace


Adelaide Park Lands

This area has largely been filled with cultural institutions along North Terrace, but further and additional areas have been alienated for railways, cemeteries, sporting facilities and other constructions.

* North Terrace forms the southern boundary of these establishments.

Adelaide University Football Club

"Varsity" played a high percentage of matches against the League Reserves, but players of that era may remember RAAF teams from Port Pine, Mallala, Springbank and the School of Technical Training, (stationed in the old Exhibition Building, North Terrace).

Barr Smith Library

The Barr Smith Library is the main library of the University of Adelaide, situated in the centre of the North Terrace campus.

National Wine Centre of Australia

The Wine Centre is situated at the eastern end of North Terrace, Adelaide in the east parklands and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

University of Adelaide

The university has five campuses throughout the state: North Terrace; Roseworthy College at Roseworthy; The Waite Institute at Urrbrae; Thebarton; and the National Wine Centre in the Adelaide Park Lands.


Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Grenfell Street was named after Pascoe Grenfell, a British businessman and politician, who had donated some land on North Terrace for the construction of the Holy Trinity Church.

William Horn

Somewhat eccentric, in 1892 he was the donor of a copy of Antonio Canova's Venus, Adelaide's then controversial first public statue, which is still on display on North Terrace, Adelaide.


see also

Pendleton Heights, Kansas City

The neighborhood boasts Kansas City's first boulevard (Independence Boulevard) plus two others (Maple Boulevard and Prospect Boulevard), three city parks (North Terrace Park, Independence Plaza Park and Maple Park), the original city reservoir, one of only two nationally-listed urban scenic byways and the largest collection of true Victorian homes in the City.

Royal Hotel

Kent Town 2 North Terrace, Kent Town, South Australia, 5067