Skip to main content
  1. The Dictionary of Sydney
  2. Multimedia
  3. View of old Government House - Sydney - N.S.W....

View of old Government House - Sydney - N.S.W. as it appeared when vacated by Sir George Gipps in 1845

By
George Edwards Peacock
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ML 658]
(Mitchell Library)

Browse

  • Browse
    • Artefacts
    • Buildings
    • Events
    • Natural Features
    • Organisations
    • People
    • Places
    • Structures
    • Entries
    • Multimedia
    • Subjects
    • Roles
    • Contributors
Connections
Appears in
First Government House
Subjects
Animals Colonial architecture Private gardens Public building
Buildings
First Government House

Footer

  • Home
  • About
  • Copyright
  • Contact

Footer Secondary

  • Contribute
  • Donate

Peacock, George Edwards

Lawyer who was transported for forgery, and as a 'gentleman convict' turned to painting to improve his circumstances.

State Library of New South Wales

First Government House

A two-storey brick house, Government House was the most impressive building in the early colony. It was not well-built however, and required frequent repairs. Plans to replace it were first suggested in 1817, but the new Government House was not completed until 1845.

Colonial architecture

Public building

Private gardens

Animals

First Government House

full record ยป

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.