About this place
What to expect
Eryldene Historic House and Garden is an outstanding heritage-listed former family residence and now house museum, designed by architect William Hardy Wilson and constructed between 1913 and 1936 for Professor E. G. Waterhouse, a noted languages academic at Sydney University. The garden, developed from 1913 through to the 1970s by Professor Waterhouse, contains a Camellia and Azalea collection of international significance, many of which were bred by the professor himself. Eryldene's layout was carefully planned by Waterhouse, featuring intimate outdoor garden rooms and a geometric alignment of buildings, garden elements, and structures arranged in visually harmonious relationships and connected by direct pathways. The garden layout and its structures, including a study and teahouse, demonstrate a fusion of Eastern and Western architectural idioms. The site also includes a lawn tennis court suitable for hosting events, as well as a water feature.