Superintendent's Residence

The Centennial Park Superintendent's Residence was designed by colonial architect James Barnet and built in 1892 from sandstone quarried directly from the site.

More well-known buildings designed by Barnet include The Garden Palace (destroyed by fire), the GPO in Martin Place, and courthouses and post offices throughout regional NSW.

The residence is a single storey sandstone building with a slate roof, timber floors and corrugated iron veranda. Various additions and modification have occurred since it was constructed, including connection to the sewer in 1923. The original roof was re-slated in 1964, and again in 1999 following a severe hailstorm.

The Superintendent's Residence was occupied by more than just Park Superintendents. Gardeners, labourers, foremen and Park rangers lived there from time to time. In the 1990s it was occupied by Park Administration.

Conservation works began in 2001 to protect the building’s significant heritage features before it was opened to the public for the first time. The building then acted as the Parklands' Visitor Information Centre until the establishment of the new visitor information counter adjacent to the Centennial Parklands Restaurant.

The Superintendent's Residence is now listed on AirBnB and other commercial accommodation sites for short stays in Sydney.