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Neutral Bay is an affluent harbourside suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Neutral Bay is around 1.5 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.〔Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007〕 Neutral Bay takes its name from the bay on Sydney Harbour. Kurraba Point, formerly a locality in Neutral Bay, was declared a separate suburb in 2010, sharing the postcode 2089. Surrounding suburbs include North Sydney, Cammeray, Milsons Point, Cremorne and Cremorne Point. ==History== The name "Neutral Bay" originates from the time of the early colonial period of Australia, where different bays of Sydney harbour were zoned for different incoming vessels. This bay was where all foreign vessels would dock, hence the name ''neutral''.〔''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 185〕 The Aboriginal name for the area was 'Wirra-birra'. In 1789, soon after the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney, Governor Arthur Phillip declared this bay a ''neutral harbour'' where foreign ships could anchor and take on water and supplies.〔(Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Sites - Macquarie )〕 Neutral Bay was far enough away from Sydney Cove to discourage convicts from escaping on these vessels and to keep possible enemy ships at a distance from the main settlement.〔(Naming North Sydney Image Library )〕 By the beginning of the 20th century, Neutral Bay and Cremorne were developing as "alternative society suburbs", populated by the kind of people who were attracted to the Arts and Crafts architectural style that was in vogue at the time.〔Sydney Architecture, Graham Jahn (Watermark Press) 1997〕 This style was an attempt to get away from mass production and give homes the "human touch". Notable examples soon appeared in the area. ''Brent Knowle'', in Shellcove Road, was designed by Bertrand James Waterhouse and built in 1914.〔A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Apperly (Angus and Robertson) 1994, p.142〕 It influenced home design in the area for at least the next fifteen years〔Sydney Architecture〕 and has a state heritage listing.〔(State Heritage Website )〕 A different style was used for ''The Cobbles'', also in Shellcove Road. Designed by Peddle and Thorp and built in 1918, it made great use of natural stones and pebbles to achieve the desired look. It is an Australian interpretation of the California Bungalow style and has a state heritage listing.〔(State Heritage Website )〕''The Gables'', in Spruson Street, was another Waterhouse design and was built in 1920. It was influenced by the "shingle style" which was brought to Sydney by Horbury Hunt, and featured prominent gables and extensive use of shingles. More Waterhouse designs appeared in Shellcove Road in the vicinity of ''The Cobbles'' and ''Brent Knowle''.〔 An outstanding example is ''Ailsa'', which was designed by Waterhouse for Capt. Robert Craig and built in 1908. It has a state heritage listing.〔(State Heritage Website )〕 Along with ''Keynsham'', ''St Anne's'' and ''Gundimaine House'', these homes form a significant heritage group and have a state heritage listing.〔(State Heritage Website )〕〔(State Heritage Website )〕 Neutral Bay was also the home of the English-born children's author and painter May Gibbs, who lived for a time in ''Derry'', a two-storey Federation home in Phillips Street. Afterwards, she moved to the home Nutcote in nearby Kurraba Point. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neutral Bay, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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