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Area: Harris Park

Harris Park is rich with history. Elizabeth Farm Cottage and Experiment Farm will show you a picture of early european settlement. Admire the amazing architecture of Our Lady of Lebanon.

Elizabeth Farm

Residence of farming pioneers Elizabeth and John Macarthur, who arrived in 1790. Named after John's wife, it was originally 1100 acres, though only four remain. The Macarthurs also brought Merino sheep from Spain to Australia. They went on to become...

Experiment Farm Cottage

James Ruse was granted land here by Phillip in 1791, the first convict to be granted land. He developed Australia's first private farm. In 1793 he sold it to Surgeon John Harris (after whom Harris Park is named). Harris built the cottage on the site ...

Hambledon Cottage

Built in 1824 for Miss Penelope Lucas, governess to John and Elizabeth Macarthur's three daughters. ...

Our Lady of Lebanon

This Maronite church (a branch of the Catholic church) is a significant architectural icon in the area. The building was started on 1963 and completed on 1978....

Queens Wharf

This was once a bustling wharf area, where paddle steamers and overseas sailing ships exchanged their trade goods for agricultural produce. You would have been able to see Old Government House from here. It also housed the commissariat stores. The re...

John Purchase's Nursery

The Purchase's nursery occupied six acres in the 1870s....

Parramatta Rivercat Wharf

This is where you can catch the Rivercat to the city....