4 King Street

Paterson NSW 2421

Timeless historic residence beautifully linking the past with the present.

"Annandale House" is a superb stone Colonial Georgian home. Built in 1839 for Major Edward Johnstone and his family. Johnstone became the first Police Magistrate for the District of Paterson a position he held for 7 years. The house was named after Annandale in Scotland where Edward Johnstone was born in 1790. He came from the same town and was related to Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnstone of Annandale in Sydney.

"Annandale House" is a spacious but comfortably sized home on the edge of Paterson Township at the corner of King and Queen Street. The house is set among an extensive landscaped garden with lawns gently sloping down to the riverbank. Being on the Cedar Arm, the original name of the Paterson River, it has local cedar skirtings, architraves, doors and a magnificent cedar staircase. The floors, replaced in 1995, are made of hardwood from a Newcastle wool store. The extensive 2.9m ceilings of stained timber were renewed in early 1890s. Most family living occurs on the northern verandah overlooking the lawns and river.