Addington House is a heritage-listed former farm, residence and orchard and now community facility located at 813 Victoria Road, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.

[1] The Ryde area was highly suitable for farming and orchards, and early grants to marines were given to encourage agriculture.

Isaac Archer and John Colethread each received 32 hectares (80 acres) of land on the site of the present Ryde-Parramatta Golf Links, now in West Ryde.

[3]: 113  In 1798 farmers at Kissing Point registered complaints to Governor Hunter about poor control exercised over the receipt of grain at the public stores in Sydney.

Architectural evidence suggests that the earliest part of the house may date to 1810 and it was first occupied by Isaac Shepherd.

[5] In 1810 the property was taken over by Shepherd, who completed the central section by building a six-room sandstone house around the original three-room cottage.

In 1842 Isaac Shepherd and his wife sold part of New Farm, on the south-west of Stewart's original 12-hectare (30-acre) grant, by the road from Sydney to Parramatta.

[1][4]: 24 In 1850 the east wing (three rooms) was added (one has since been demolished) using old bricks of Stewart's cottage which were so soft that they crumble when touched - these were preserved by a veneer of harder brickwork and numerous coats of paint on the interior.

[1][3]: 113  In 1861 another three rooms and attics in front of the original structure were constructed for Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Bowden (née Shepherd).

[5][1] In 1875 a Sydney solicitor Thomas Kendall Bowden, son-in-law of Isaac Shepherd, was noted as living at Addington.

For a short time Addington was home to Sir Henry Parkes, NSW Premier and "Father of Federation".

[1] In 1895 William Henry Flavelle and Alexander Reith Troup and others became trustees of Addington for the creditors of Mary Elizabeth Bowden.

[1] In 1950 Sydney Robert Benson and Norman Christopher Willis became joint tenants and newly registered owners.

[1][4]: 27 A private trust was formed with the aim of buying Addington, restoring it for use as a historic home and museum.

The submerged north wall of Area 4, an uncovered clay packed "feeder" drain leading to an underground water storage tank c. 4 metres (13 ft) distant, a four-sided stone-built drain running between a drip stone at the Area 4's north-eastern corner predating the north and east walls of the stone and brick structure.

[1] A slate roofed verandah, supported by simple rectangular posts onto stone flags, borders the house on the eastern and southern sides.

[1][7] The façade facing Victoria Road is symmetrical with three hipped roof forms; two room attic in the central portion.

[8][1] As at 13 January 2015, external joinery was mostly intact, stone work on main portion of house appears sound.

[8][1] Abbreviated findings of 1988 Stocks report (stage 1 of restoration works): Archaeological and documentary evidence suggests construction between 1833 and 1841, with further additions until the 1870s.

[10] It has a prominent position on the main road and its architectural character, contrasting with the predominant post World War One suburban development in the vicinity, provides clear evidence of its distinctive history and rarity value.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Addington House, entry number 00033 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 {{{accessdate}}}.