Finger Wharf
The Finger Wharf is a heritage-listed former wharf and passenger terminal and now marina, residential apartments, hotel and restaurant located at 6 Cowper Wharf Road, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo, Australia. It was designed by Henry D. Walsh and built from 1910 to 1915 by the Sydney Harbour Trust. It is also known as Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf and Woolloomooloo Wharf. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. The structure is the longest timbered-piled wharf in the world.
| Finger Wharf | |
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The Finger Wharf and marina in Woolloomooloo Bay | |
| Location | 6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′03″S 151°13′16″E |
| Built | 1910–1916 |
| Architect | Henry D. Walsh |
| Owner | Transport for NSW |
New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf; Woolloomooloo Wharf |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 18 April 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1437 |
| Type | Wharf |
| Category | Transport - Water |
| Builders | Sydney Harbour Trust |
Location of the Finger Wharf relative to the Sydney central business district | |
During its working life for around 70 years, it mainly handled the export of wool, but also acted as a staging point for troop deployment to the World Wars as well as a disembarking point for new migrants arriving in Australia. Today it has been redeveloped as a fashionable complex housing a hotel, restaurants and residential apartments.