Murphy House
Location1 Marist Place, Parramatta, City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°48′33″S 151°00′12″E / 33.8091°S 151.0033°E / -33.8091; 151.0033
Built1904–
ArchitectJames Whitmore Hill
OwnerTrustees of the Roman Catholic Church
Official nameMurphys House; St Patricks Cathedral Presbytery; Murphy House
Typestate heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.238
TypeChurchyard
CategoryReligion
BuildersA.E. Gould
Murphy House, Parramatta is located in Sydney
Murphy House, Parramatta
Location of Murphy House in Sydney

Murphy House is a heritage-listed former residence at 1 Marist Place, Parramatta, City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Whitmore Hill and built from 1904 by A. E. Gould. It is also known as St Patrick's Cathedral Presbytery and Murphy's House. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

It was built in 1904 as the presbytery for St Patrick's Cathedral, opening on 27 November that year. It was built at a cost of £1000. It replaced an earlier presbytery that was in poor condition and had been derided as "insanitary", and which had been blamed for the death of the parish priest from typhoid earlier that year.[2] The new presbytery was dedicated to the late priest, Rev. Father P. B. Murphy.[3] It subsequently became known as Murphy House.[4]

It continues to be used for church purposes.

Heritage listing

Murphy House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Murphys House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00238. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ↑ "Parramatta's New Presbytery". Freeman's Journal. Vol. LV, no. 3437. New South Wales, Australia. 19 November 1904. p. 25. Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Parramatta's New Presbytery". The Catholic Press. Vol. VIII, no. 429. New South Wales, Australia. 3 March 1904. p. 26. Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Presbytery & Precinct". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

Bibliography

  • Britton, G.; Lavelle, S. (1998). Conservation Plan for St. Patrick's Cathedral and Site Precinct, Parramatta.
  • Peter Freeman Pty Ltd (2003). Murphy House St Patricks Cathedral Precinct, Parramatta : conservation management plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Murphys House, entry number 00238 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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