Oddfellows Arms

Parramatta was the first European settlement outside Sydney and was established in 1788. Initially known as the Crescent settlement, Parramatta was originally laid out as the town of Rose Hill in 1790. Called Parramatta when Governor Phillip used a corruption of an Aboriginal name on the second of June 1791. Formed primarily to disperse the colonies inadequate food procedure by cultivating forms in the surrounding district it became known as an agricultural town by 1789. Of these, the convict operated farm that covered the areas of Parramatta and Toongabbie was the most prominent, with free grant holders circling outward. Settlement clusters included Prospect to the West, the Ponds to the…

The Odd Fellows Arms Inn is a two-storey Victorian Georgian sandstone structure facing directly onto Church Street Parramatta. From the front the Odd Fellows Arms Inn presents to be of single storey appearance with a lower ground level accessible from the rear. The eastern front yard measures 4.50 by in area, and its eastern boundary is defined by the old front wall of the former hotel. The front area also consists of garden beds and a verandah with two steps that runs parallel with the front wall of the building. The front wall of the building consists of dressed sandstone blocks bonded with shell lime and cement mortar, which suggests it is the original wall while the verandah and steps…