Watford House

Directions to Story Point 10: Return to the main street, turn left. Note the courthouse to your left at 138 High Street. Proceed to Bridport Street, Pyrenees Highway, and turn left. Turn right into Dundas Street. At number 16 is a beautifully restored, pre-fabricated double-storey house. Park safely. Pause the video to take a closer look. Play to learn more.

Watford House. The sudden influx of people to the town resulted in an acute accommodation shortage. Sent from Hamburg in numbered planks, Watford House (1856) was shipped to Geelong, then transported across Victoria and assembled in the main street as accommodation for the Avoca Hotel. It was sold 20 years later and hauled down the hill to its current site.