Elizabeth Farm

Local nameElizabeth Farm
LocationRosehill, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Elizabeth Farm is an historic estate located at 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 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 west of Sydney Cove. The Burramattagal clan of the Dharug people are the traditional custodians of the area; their presence is recalled in the name Parramatta.

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 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.

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Opening hours

Sat, Sun: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Good Friday, Christmas Day: closed
Guided tours: at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Admission

Adult: AUD 8
Child: AUD 4
Concession (student/senior with valid ID): AUD 4
Family (2+2): AUD 17

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Farm

Official Website https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/

Phone +61 2 9635 9488

Address 70 Alice Street, Sydney, NSW 2142, Australia

Coordinates -33°49'16.277" N 151°1'4.352" E

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