First Government House

Public building

Residence for the first nine Governors of NSW, which was the first major building in the colony.

Milestones
Constructed
1788
-
1789
Demolished
1846
Positions
Builder
Bloodworth, James
1788

First Government House

by Laila Ellmoos, 2008

 

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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.
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