Perth House
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| Perth House | |
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| Location | 85 George Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°48′54″S 151°00′28″E / 33.8150°S 151.0077°E |
| Built | 1841 |
| Architect | James Houison |
| Official name | Perth House and Stables |
| Type | state heritage (complex / group) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 155 |
| Type | House |
| Category | Residential buildings (private) |
| Builders | James Houison |
  Location of Perth House in Sydney  Perth House (Australia) | |
Perth House is a heritage-listed former residence and school for girls at 85 George Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Houison and built in 1841. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
Perth House, stables and carriageway were built in 1841 by James Houison for George Oakes, a landholder of the Parramatta district and member of the Parliament of New South Wales. The architect of the house was James Houison, who designed many houses in Parramatta. The original cottage garden around the house, stables and carriage way was likely to have been planted between 1844 and 1846, including the Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) which survives today.[2][1]
A photo in 1880 shows Perth House was used as a girls' school at that time.[3][1]
The building was for sale in September 2016, advertised as being suitable for uses including hospitality, professional services and childcare.[4]
Description
Perth House is a single-storey Colonial/Victorian Georgian residence with a hipped roof to a central block with encircling verandahs. Constructed of coursed and dressed sandstone blocks with quoins 2 courses deep. The spacing of the Doric moulded square timber verandah pots is unusual. The verandah is paved with stone. Small paned sash windows and a 6 panelled door with fanlight. Generous grounds and plantings. Cedar joinery. Two storied stone out-building at the rear. Archaeological Site: AZP Cross Reference: PC 71[1]
To the west of the house and north of the stables near the footpath on George Street is a large mature Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla), thought to date from c. 1844-6, in the time of Oakes. This tree is most probably a remnant of the original cottage garden of Perth House.[5][1]
West of the house is the carriageway, leading to the stone out-building (former stables) behind (south of) the house.[1]
The property was in good physical condition as at 27 October 2006.[1]
