Members Hour: Elizabeth Farm
Welcome to Members Hour at Elizabeth Farm. Members Hour provides members with exclusive access to our properties.
Built in 1793 by John Macarthur and named for his wife, Elizabeth Farm began as a large but simple dwelling that resembled countless farmhouses seen in southern England. It did not show any of the elegance or sophistication that, following a series of alterations and extensions, would later define it as an iconic example of colonial domestic architecture.
Elizabeth Farm today is an ‘access all areas’ museum. There are no barriers, locked doors or delicate furnishings. Set within a re-created 1830s garden, Australia’s oldest homestead is now our most immersive museum.
Members will be treated to a special tour, led by our expert museum staff, with a focus on events around 26 January 1808, including the role John Macarthur played in the overthrow of Governor William Bligh.
Be sure to visit the powerful artwork Healing land, remembering Country by Tony Albert located at Elizabeth Farm.
You are invited to stay and enjoy Elizabeth Farm after Members Hour.
Bookings essential.
Not a member? Find out more here.
Elizabeth Farm
70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142- Wheelchair accessible
- Saturday 25 January 9am–10am
Elizabeth Farm stories
Furnishing the house museum
Explore the process of rediscovering lost and forgotten skills, along with some very modern techniques
Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta: a history and a guide
Exploring the history of the Macarthur family and with a room-by-room guide to the house as experienced by visitors, this guidebook was first published in 1984 to coincide with the opening of the museum
On paper – measured drawings of Elizabeth Farm
As part of the restoration works at Elizabeth Farm in the 1980s, a set of hand-drawn measured drawings were produced of the house and service buildings
