Description
Elizabeth Farm is an historic estate located in Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneer, John and his wife Elizabeth Macarthur.
The estate was commenced in 1793 on a slight hill overlooking the upper reaches of Parramatta River, 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Sydney Cove. The small, solid three-roomed brick cottage in the Australian Old Colonial style was transformed, by the late 1820s, into a smart country house, surrounded by 'pleasure grounds', orchards and almost 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of semi-cleared land.
Enveloped within later extensions, the early cottage remains intact, making it Australia's oldest surviving European dwelling. The estate is managed by Sydney Living Museums as a museum that is open to the public for a modest fee.. On 2 April 1999 the estate was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register, the first property entered on the register.
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Historical sites: Farmhouses
Open Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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