are both typical and evocative of the mid- nineteenth century Colonial period. The surviving outbuildings associated with the house, particularly the stone barn which pre-date it, provide excellent examples of early service buildings attached to a gentlemen's residence. Riversdale setting on the edge of the Goulburn, slightly detached from the town and close to the Wollondilly River, enhances the autonomous quality that the property possessed throughout its history. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The site now embraces some of the land originally used by the Mounted Police stationed at Goulburn. The building formerly connected with this use have now disappeared, but their location is indicated by the early plans. There may have also been earlier buildings, now gone, associated with Riversdale. This endows the site with archaeological significance and potential for archaeological investigation. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Riversdale's rarity is its historical, social and environment association with the construction of Goulburn as a Town. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Riversdale has come to represent a typical example of the early Colonial suburban house. Its architectural form original materials are both typical and evocative of the mid- nineteenth century Colonial period. See also List of historic homesteads in Australia References Bibliography Attribution External links Riversdale - official site at National Trust for Australia Goulburn National Trust of Australia Historic house museums in New South Wales New South Wales State Heritage Register