Elizabeth Farm Reserve is a heritage-listed public reserve on former farmland associated with

Elizabeth Farm Elizabeth Farm is an historic Estate (land), estate located at 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, New South Wales, Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneer, John Macarthur (wool pioneer) ...

, located at Arthur Street, Rosehill,

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, Australia. The property is owned by Parramatta City Council. It was added to the

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on 2 April 1999.

History

The reserve adjoins the Elizabeth Farm museum and is now public parkland. It is bounded by Arthur Street, Alice Street, Alfred Street and Clay Cliff Creek. A Permanent Conservation Order was made over the site on 25 November 1983.

Heritage listing

is associated with major figures who were prominent in the 19th century development of the colony, including John and

Elizabeth Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur (14 August 1766 – 9 February 1850) was an Anglo-Australian pastoralist and merchant, and wife of John Macarthur. Early life Elizabeth Macarthur was born in Bridgerule, Devon, England, the daughter of provincial farmers, ...

, and the Swann family in the 20th century. There is a large surviving collection of documentary evidence connected to the house, which contains part of the oldest surviving European construction in Australia. The garden contains some of the earliest European plantings in Australia. It is an example of early colonial architecture and early agricultural experiments.Bravery 1997:13-14, 24 The property forms the core of a major historic farm estate which was highly influential in the development of the wool industry in Australia, the introduction and acclimatisation of plants and economic crops such as olives and vines. By its size, location and history of subdivision the property was influential on the development of the town of Parramatta. The property is also significant in the history of conservation in NSW, being the first to be preserved by direct acquisition by the

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, and the second property to have a permanent conservation order placed over it under the Heritage Act 1977. Elizabeth Farm Reserve was listed on the

on 2 April 1999.

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{{NSW-SHR-CC, name=Public Reserve associated with Elizabeth Farm, dno=5045136, id=00285, year=2018, accessdate=1 June 2018 New South Wales State Heritage Register Parks in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register

History

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