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Government House and the Governor's bath house on Farm Cove 1854

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Janssen, Jacob

Prussian artist who arrived in Sydney in December 1840.

State Library of New South Wales

Colonial architecture

Swimming

Public building

Governor's bathing house

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Sandstone Gothic bathing house constructed for Governor Darling on the foreshore of Farm Cove between 1826 and 1829. In 1879 the seawall along Farm Cove was extended and some land reclaimed, leading to the demolition of part of the building and the erection of an enclosing wall for privacy. The bath house fell into disuse, possibly because the now landlocked pool's water became stagnant, and was demolished in 1924.

Government House

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Governor's residence commissioned by Governor Bourke and constructed of local sandstone between 1836 and 1843 in the Gothic Revival style.

Farm Cove

Shallow bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, east of Sydney Cove. The flat land nearby was used by Aboriginal people as an initiation ground, and later became the first farm for the European colony.

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Royal Botanic Gardens

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Harbourside gardens that combine scientific research with recreation for Sydneysiders.