Dr Pringle's Cottage

Item details


Name of item:	Dr Pringle's Cottage
Primary address:	52 George Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150
Local govt. area:	City of Parramatta

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
52 George Street	Parramatta	City of Parramatta			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Dr Pringle's cottage is of significance for Parramatta for historical, sicientific and reasons of rarity. This two-storey Colonial Georgian house, built about 1832 and incorporated into shops built about 1911, is demonstrating changes in use and fabric since early settlement and has the potential to provide further informaiton on the local area history.
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Description

Physical description:

Two storey building with three shops facing George Street, gabled corrugated steel roof. Upper floor probably enclosed verandas, with corbels supporting brick balustrade coping. Shopfronts and visible interiors are modern. Part of the eastern and northern walls in solid brick with string course at original eaves line. Photo taken 1870 shows hipped shingled roof; no veranda at front. Traces of rear veranda.

History

Historical notes:

A study by Shylie Brown in 2002 found that the site was granted to Capt. Anthony Kemp, who had arrested Governor Bligh during the Rum Rebellion. Macquarie rescinded that grant and awarded the land to Lt. Governor O'Connell in 1817. He sold it to John Ellison, an ex-convict. According to Shylie Brown, the building facing George St was erected in 1831 or 1832. After Ellison’s death in 1853 and a family dispute the property passed to William Byrnes in 1862 as a gift to his daughter Annie on her marriage to Dr. George Pringle. In 1910 it passed to Daniel Anschau, a tanner, and shortly afterwards, it was extended by the construction of shops extending to the frontage on George Street, which had been narrowed. (G Hall Study)

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	This item is historically significant
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	This item is of research significance
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is rare
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011	I705	07 Oct 11
Heritage study

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Data source


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Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2246476

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