Eryldene, Gordon, Georgian house in Gordon, Australia.

Eryldene is a two-storey Georgian Revival house at 17 McIntosh Street, Gordon, designed by William Hardy Wilson and built from 1913 to 1936 by Rudolph G. Ochs. Its brick walls, deep eaves and symmetrical facade are adapted to Australian conditions, and Wilson added Chinese-inspired motifs after his 1921 visit to China. The garden, laid out with a stone-flagged central path, is known for its camellias.

The house was built between 1913 and 1914 for Professor Eben Gowrie Waterhouse and his wife Janet, named after their wedding location in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The professor was a respected botanist whose scientific work shaped the property's design and collections.

The house takes its name from the Kilmarnock, Scotland house where Eben Gowrie Waterhouse and Janet Waterhouse married. Wilson's last design here, the 1927 tennis pavilion later called the Tea House, was made for the Waterhouses and described by him as a development of Chinese and European classic in one style.

You can explore the collections and gardens through guided tours, with reservations needed to visit. It helps to book ahead because opening hours are limited and the number of visitors is controlled.

The last design William Hardy Wilson completed before retiring from practice was Eryldene's tennis pavilion of 1927, later called the Tea House, built for the Waterhouses and described by him as a development of Chinese and European classic in one style. It followed his 1921 stay in China, where he studied painting under Kungpah King.