This building forms part of the centre axial group designed by Greenway with the Hyde Park Barracks and St James' Church that cover a historical period from 1801 to 1826, and 1851 to 1875.

Original Greenway elements include windows, fine detail, recessed wall panels, arches, cedar joinery, staircase and cupola.

The site is significant as the location chosen for Macquarie's first Georgian public School which was apparently modified during construction to accommodate the Supreme Court.

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

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Sydney Supreme Court House (Old Court House), entry number 00800 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 2 June 2018.