Rouse Hill Estate | |
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Location in Greater Sydney | |
General information | |
Status | House museum, public park |
Type | Homestead complex |
Architectural style | Australian Georgian |
Location | off Windsor Road (356 Annangrove Road), Rouse Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 33°40′33″S 150°54′27″E / 33.6758158602°S 150.9076283130°E |
Construction started | 1813 |
Completed | 1819 |
Client | Richard Rouse, Superintendent of Public Works and Convicts at Parramatta |
Owner | Sydney Living Museums |
Landlord | Office of Environment and Heritage, Government of New South Wales |
Design and construction | |
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Website | |
sydneylivingmuseums | |
Official name | Rouse Hill House and Farm |
Type | Landscape |
Criteria | a., c., d., e., f., g. |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 00002 |
References | |
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Rouse Hill Estate is a heritage-listed homestead and estate off Windsor Road (356 Annangrove Road), Rouse Hill, City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill House and farm was the family home of Richard Rouse, the Colonial Superintendent of Public Works and Convicts at Parramatta.[4]
The homestead, in the Australian Georgian style, was developed between 1813 and 1819 with further developments in c. 1863. The homestead is managed by Museums of History New South Wales as a museum that is open to the public. Much of the former grounds have been transformed into Rouse Hill Regional Park and subsequent residential and commercial developments. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]