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The First Government House was the first residence for the Governors of New South Wales located at 41 Bridge Street, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1788 to 1789 and used until 1845, after which it was demolished in 1846.
The Sydney Government House served as the Governor-General's Sydney Residence until 1912 when the NSW government sparked a major controversy by effectively evicting the governor-general. The place is significant for its association with the first five occupants of the high office of Governor-General from the time of federation until 1912.
First Government House, Sydney, former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, 1788-1845 Old Government House, Parramatta , former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, built in 1799 Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill , former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, 1901–1917
First Government House Plaza is an open-air public space and part of the Museum of Sydney, situated at Bridge Street end. The design is minimalist and disciplined, intended to evoke a sense of the site's past. Paving covers most of the First Government House remains.
Government House, Sydney, 1833. On arrival in Sydney, Mary Putland took charge of Government House. This was the first Government House in Sydney, built originally for Governor Arthur Phillip although extended on numerous occasions and subsequently demolished in 1845–1846. [5] Mary Putland hosted many entertainments including dinners and balls.
When it was commissioned, the project was called the First Government House Museum. [5] [6] [7] While the museum building was under construction in November 1993, the New South Wales Minister for the Arts announced that the museum would be known as the Museum of Sydney on the Site of First Government House, [8] [9] described in the press at the time as a "mouthful" [8] and commonly contracted ...
Bridge Street, view east from near George Street ca. 1900 View east along the middle section of Bridge Street, with the Department of Lands building on the right. Many years before Bridge Street was named, it was the site of Sydney's first Government House and was the abode of first Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip.
They serve as a venue for the Cabinet to meet whilst in Sydney. The former Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Sydney were located at Charterbridge House, 56-70 Phillip Street, Sydney, only one block from Circular Quay and across the road from the Museum of Sydney which is the site of the first Government House in Sydney.