Rouse Hill House

Rouse Hill Estate
The Rouse family in front of Rouse Hill Estate, in 1859.
Rouse Hill Estate is located in Sydney
Rouse Hill Estate
Rouse Hill Estate
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
StatusHouse museum, public park
TypeHomestead complex
Architectural styleAustralian Georgian
Locationoff Windsor Road (356 Annangrove Road), Rouse Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°40′33″S 150°54′27″E / 33.6758158602°S 150.9076283130°E / -33.6758158602; 150.9076283130
Construction started1813
Completed1819
ClientRichard Rouse, Superintendent of Public Works and Convicts at Parramatta
OwnerSydney Living Museums
LandlordOffice of Environment and Heritage, Government of New South Wales
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Website
sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/rouse-hill-house-farm
Official nameRouse Hill House and Farm
TypeLandscape
Criteriaa., c., d., e., f., g.
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.00002
References
[1][2][3]

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]

  1. ^ a b "Rouse Hill House and Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00002. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Rouse Hill House Garden (Place ID 32986)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Rouse Hill House including Stables and Outbuildings (Place ID 2985)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Rouse Hill House & Farm". Sydney Living Museums. Office of Environment and Heritage, Government of New South Wales. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2017.