Bedervale, Colonial homestead in Braidwood, Australia.
Bedervale is a heritage-listed colonial homestead in Braidwood, New South Wales, designed by John Verge and completed in 1842. The house stands on a rural estate whose garden holds 19th-century plantings, an orchard of older fruit varieties and a cemetery.
John Coghill, a former convict-ship captain, bought 5,600 acres near Braidwood and commissioned John Verge to design the house in the mid-1830s; it was completed by 1842. His daughter Elizabeth and her husband Robert Maddrell inherited it in 1853 and expanded the estate to 33,000 acres with tenant farms. The homestead joined the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The rooms contain furnishings and objects from Victorian and Edwardian times, showing how life in Australian homes changed across generations. Visitors can see which decoration styles and everyday items surrounded the residents through different periods.
The property provides overnight accommodation with two rooms, each featuring a private bathroom and garden views. Guests have access to a shared kitchen where they can prepare their own meals.
The homestead's contents were bought by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) to keep the interior collection intact, even though the house itself remains in private ownership. The estate also has a cemetery and an orchard with older fruit varieties.
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