The historical significance of a house in Stroud has led to its listing on the NSW Heritage Register, thanks to the efforts of its current owner, a descendant of one of the original occupants.
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Joining more than 1,600 other items on the list, Stroud House was commissioned by the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) and completed in 1827.
The current owner Dr Jonathan King applied for the listing in 2015 to ensure that the structure’s historical significance and integrity is protected for years to come.
Mr King is an ancestor of Admiral Phillip Parker King, commissioner for AACo who used the house as a base for himself and a home for his son Philip Gidley King who lived there with his wife Elizabeth and large family for ten years.
Stroud House is an early colonial building that reflects the domestic lifestyle of early prominent settlers in NSW and the construction skills of the AACo convict workforce. The building has been upgraded several times over the years in order to make it more suitable as living quarters for the company’s commissioners and their families. However after 1832 it has remained virtually unaltered, except for the restoration works completed by Mr King, making it a particularly rare find.