Old Government House
Old Government House is a heritage-listed former "country" residence used by ten early Governors of the then-Colony of New South Wales, between 1800 and 1847, and which is located in Parramatta Park in Parramatta, in the suburbs of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: Governor’s House in Parramatta, Sydney, while Australia was a convict colony
- Also known as: “Old Government House, Parramatta” and “Old Government House, Sydney”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western Sydney Stadium and Brislington, Parramatta.
Western Sydney Stadium
Stadium
Photo: PhilipTerryGraham, CC BY 2.0.
Western Sydney Stadium, also known as CommBank Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Western Sydney Stadium is situated 460 metres northeast of Old Government House.
Brislington, Parramatta
Museum
Brislington is a heritage-listed former residence, inn, doctor's surgery, nurses' home and now museum at 10 George Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brislington, Parramatta is situated 450 metres east of Old Government House.
Riverside Theatres Parramatta
Theater building
Riverside Theatres is a multi-venue performing arts centre located in the CBD of Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Riverside Theatres Parramatta is situated 670 metres east of Old Government House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parramatta and Rydalmere.
Parramatta
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Parramatta is a western district of Sydney, a city in its own right within the Sydney Metropolitan Area, and the second oldest European settlement on the Australian mainland.
Rydalmere
Suburb
Rydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Rydalmere is situated 4 km east of Old Government House.
Dundas
Suburb
Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta, and the electoral division of Bennelong. Dundas is situated 4½ km east of Old Government House.
Old Government House
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.81213° or 33° 48′ 44″ southLongitude
150.99737° or 150° 59′ 51″ eastInception
1799Open location code
4RRG5XQW+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 214519085OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q1580293
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Urdu—“Old Government House” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Antiga Casa d’o Gubierno de Parramatta”
- Catalan: “Antiga Casa de Govern de Parramatta”
- Czech: “Starý vládní dům”
- French: “Old Government House à Parramatta”
- French: “Old Government House”
- German: “Old Government House and Government Domain”
- German: “Old Government House”
- Japanese: “パラマッタの旧総督官邸”
- Malay: “Rumah Kerajaan Lama, Parramatta”
- Polish: “Old Government House w Parramatta”
- Polish: “Old Government House w Sydney”
- Polish: “Old Government House”
- Spanish: “Antigua Casa de Gobierno de Parramatta”
- Swedish: “Old Government House”
- Turkish: “Eski Hükümet Konağı, Parramatta”
- Urdu: “اولڈ گورنمنٹ ہاؤس، پیراماٹا”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Government House and Noller Footbridge.
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