Stroud House, Heritage-listed residence in Stroud, Australia

Stroud House is a two-storey residence at 42 Cowper Street, Stroud, built between 1827 and 1839 for the Australian Agricultural Company. It has attached servant quarters, front and rear verandahs, and three aligned brick chimneys. The building retains original fabric despite later changes such as updated electrical systems and a corrugated iron roof.

The Australian Agricultural Company built this residence between 1827 and 1839 using convict labor for the construction. Captain Sir Edward Parry directed significant modifications to the structure in 1832.

The building displays early colonial architecture with hand-made convict-built bricks and traditional timber joinery typical of the period. Its construction methods show how settlers adapted to local materials and techniques in early New South Wales.

Stroud House stands at 42 Cowper Street in Stroud, in the Mid-Coast Council area of New South Wales. The house was built between 1827 and 1839 and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 4 March 2016. The site is a private residence, so visitors should view it from the street rather than expect interior access.

Stroud House stands on land the Australian Agricultural Company selected in 1826 as its principal agricultural farm and second township, after Robert Dawson judged the alluvial flats of Stroud suitable for arable and grazing use. The company's first headquarters at Carrington proved flood-prone and its harbour unfit for berthing ships, so Stroud's farm took on greater weight in the estate.