chosen as the chief builder. When completed in 1860, the building contained two main rooms (a dining room and a bedroom), a small office, bathroom, dressing room and cellar. 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. The roof was built with shingles of stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua) cut from the ridges of the farm. The total cost of the building was in the vicinity of £1600, a substantial sum for the time. Following a fiery debate in Parliament regarding the expenditure, the government conveniently "lost" the final receipts. Heritage listings The house was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978 and on the South Australian Heritage Register on 24 July 1980 as the "Governor’s Former Summer Residence." Current use The house was superseded by a larger summer residence at Marble Hill, completed in 1880. It was then used by the curator of the Department of Woods and Forests Nursery (also located in Belair National Park) until it was transferred to the National Parks and Wildlife Reserves in 1961. Minor renovation work was carried out and the building was opened as a museum. More extensive renovations in the 1970s and again in 2002-03 restored the building to its original grandeur. Old Government House is now cared for by the Friends of Old Government House, a member group of Friends of Parks Inc. It is now a tourist attraction and is open to the public on the first Sunday of every month and public holidays. See also Government House, Adelaide Marble Hill, South Australia References External links Retrieved 18 September 2017. Tourist brochure Friends of Old Government House Museums in Adelaide Government of South Australia Government Houses of Australia Houses in Adelaide History of Adelaide Historic house museums in South Australia 1860 establishments in Australia South Australian Heritage Register South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate