Erindale Guest House

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Description

Location Erindale is located within the Historic township of Beechworth and a short 6 minute walk to the town centre. Beechworth is located in the beautiful North East of Victoria, an easy 3 hour drive from Melbourne, 4 hours from Canberra, and 6 hours from Sydney. Beechworth is the perfect place to explore all that the Northeast has to offer. Central to the wine regions of Rutherglen (35 minutes) Milawa (25 minutes) Alpine and Kiewa Valleys (40 minutes) and of course Beechworth, the area is a wine and foodies delight. History of Erindale 1853 John Whity paid 75 pounds for 5 acres of land upon which Erindale (Circa 1870) now stands Records show that local businessman William Connolly (1854-1889) lived at 1 Victoria Road, and it is he, who most likely named the property Erindale.
Since then Erindale has had a variety of occupants including the State School Headmaster. In 1903 the Forestry Commission purchased the property and Erindale became the home of the Chief Forester and his family. The deal was, that the Forester paid little rent on the understanding the Commission did little to the home. Over a period of 70 odd years the state of Erindale declined to the point where Mr Lapin, the last Forester to live at Erindale, wrote a letter of complaint in 1973.
A short time later Erindale was sold into private hands. Ms Bolton the previous owner fell in love with Erindale in 1994 even though the property had not been touched for 80 years. With an injection of enthusiasm and an eye for detail, they lovingly restored and renovated the home to its former glory. In doing so they received an award from the Indigo Shire Historic Advisory Board, and the property appeared in Period Home Renovator magazine.

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