Elizabeth Farm, Colonial estate in Parramatta, Australia.
Elizabeth Farm is an estate with a central house featuring deep verandahs and surrounded by gardens. The grounds contain plantings from the 1800s and display the layout of an early colonial farm property.
John and Elizabeth Macarthur established the property in 1793 as a center for wool production. The house is one of the oldest surviving European structures in Australia from that era.
The place reveals how people lived and worked during the early colonial period. Visitors can see the objects used in the household and how rooms were arranged for family life and farming operations.
The property offers guided tours and educational programs for schools. Facilities are designed to be accessible for visitors with mobility needs.
Elizabeth Farm was the first property entered on the New South Wales State Heritage Register, listed on 2 April 1999. Two olive trees on the front northern lawn appear to be the earliest surviving olive trees in Australia, brought by John Macarthur from Provence in 1817 or possibly from an earlier 1805 introduction.
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