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Residence for the first nine Governors of NSW, which was the first major building in the colony. The first permanent building in the colony, it had two storeys built of bricks and stone comprising six rooms, two cellars and a rear staircase. In front of the house was a garden where many imported plant species were grown and the first orchard planted. The Museum of Sydney, on the corner of Bridge and Phillip Streets, was built on its site.
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Milestone
Replaced by
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Constructed
1788 - 1789
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Demolished
1846
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Position
1788
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Property
Superseded by
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Superseded by
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Type
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