18-34 and attached railings Palmeira Square

The building comprises a terrace of dwellings at numbers 18-34 Palmeira Square, together with attached railings. Constructed between 1860 and 1865, the terrace is built of stucco over rubble and brick, with some structural cast-iron and hipped slate roofs concealed behind a moulded parapet, reflecting an Italianate architectural style. The terrace forms one side of the square, adjoining Adelaide Crescent to the south, and number 18 returns to abut numbers 73-76 Western Road.

The terrace is arranged over five storeys, including a basement, with a three-window frontage to each unit. The units are separated by quoins or pilasters, creating a 2:4:5:4:2 bay arrangement. The windows are sash windows, largely without glazing bars, with some featuring blind boxes. An attic storey is present, with three small square or round-headed windows. The third floor has three square-headed windows set above a flat string with Vitruvian scroll decoration. Larger windows are on the floors below, featuring pilaster surrounds supporting an entablature. A segmental pediment is present in the centre of the front elevation. The first floor incorporates a canted bay window with a balustraded parapet, standing on a balcony with a shaped stone bracketed cast-iron balustrade. The ground floor features a tripartite window with twisted cast-iron mullions, and some windows are protected by cast-iron window box guards.

Flat-roofed Doric porches with balustrading are paired, with some incorporating glass panels between columns serving as windbreaks, and held in place with wrought-iron supports. Entrances are accessible via short flights of steps, with fanlights above the doors. The doors themselves have four recessed panels and key pattern decoration, with some including inserted lights. The centre of the terrace has first and second-floor windows projecting to form a two-storey loggia, supported by a three-bay colonnade of rusticated columns, including a single porch. Cast-iron railings return from the entrances along the street frontage.

The terrace was built for Sir Isaac Lyons Goldsmid as an extension of Adelaide Crescent. The north side of Palmeira Square is formed by Palmeira Mansions on Church Road. Sir Isaac held the Portuguese title of Baron Palmeira, which is reflected in the name of the square.