Glebe Point Road
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| Glebe Point Road looking south | |
 north west end
south east end
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| Location | Sydney |
| Length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
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Parramatta Road Bridge Road Blackwattle Bay |
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| Suburb(s) | Glebe |
Glebe Point Road is the main road of the inner city suburb of Glebe in Sydney, Australia. It is a boutique shopping strip with numerous restaurants and cafés.
Glebe Point Road's southern end begins at the northeastern tip of Victoria Park, where Broadway becomes Parramatta Road. This area is frequented by a mix of students from the University of Sydney and University of Technology as well as residents of nearby suburbs: Darlington, Ultimo, Chippendale, and Haymarket (also known as Chinatown). Glebe Point Road extends north through Glebe, terminating at Bicentennial Park located on Rozelle Bay.
The street is lined with terrace houses and is one of the most historic streets in Sydney, dating from the early days of settlement, when the area was granted to the Anglican Church. St John's Church was built on the corner of Glebe Point Road and St Johns Road, after a design by Edmund Blacket. Built from 1868–1870, the church is listed on the Register of the National Estate. Blacket also built his own family home, Bidura, on Glebe Point Road in 1858.
This street is the main entry point to the Glebe Estate which was originally owned by the Anglican Church and which was taken over by the Whitlam Government in 1973 for an urban renovation program.
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