Richard Rouse (Australian colonial settler)

For other people named Richard Rouse, see Richard Rouse (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Richard Rouse (Australian politician).

Richard Rouse
Born(1774-02-26)26 February 1774
Oxfordshire, England
Died10 May 1852(1852-05-10) (aged 78)
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAnglo-Australian
Occupation(s)Public servant; Colonial superintendent of works
Notable work
SpouseElizabeth Adams

Richard Rouse (26 February 1774 – 10 May 1852) was an Anglo-Australian public servant who was active during the Colonial development of New South Wales as the Superintendent of Public Works and Convicts at Parramatta under the direction of NSW Governors William Bligh and Lachlan Macquarie. He is attributed as the designer of Rouse Hill House in Rouse Hill, that was his family home from 1819 until his death in 1852.[1]

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