Old Government House, South Australia

[2] It was constructed from local sandstone, with the red-brick for the quoins sourced from the Blackwood brickworks, and a native timber shingle roof.

The sale was dubious in that it was paid by private promissory note, rather than through official government channels.

They were developed as orchards, vineyards and market gardens, eventually becoming the suburbs of Glenalta and Monalta in the housing boom of the mid 20th century.

This sale left the Government Farm at approximately the same extent that it remains, as Belair National Park, to the present day.

A large five-sided bay window in the dining room had French-doors which opened onto a wide, tiled terrace.

The stone used in construction of the walls was sourced from a local quarry, most likely the one that remains visible today to the east of the building.