Athol
Hill End Historic Site
Overview
Athol is a heritage home built in Hill End in 1890. With Italianate features and marble interiors, this is a charming historic building in an old gold-mining town in Central NSW.
- Type
- Historic buildings/places
- Where
- 45 Clarke Street, Hill End, NSW, 2850 - in Hill End Historic Site in Country NSW
- Please note
- Athol is a private house and not open to the public
- Please be mindful of residents when visiting this historic house
Athol is a lovely historic home built in townhouse-style in the late 1800s. View the façade of this heritage building. Grander than its mining-town surroundings of rusted iron and brick remains, Athol offers a peek into the wealth generated during the gold rush.
If you’re taking an easy walk around Hill End Historic Site, you might like to see Holtermann’s Corner too. The large store was built in 1872 with the discovery of the world's largest ever gold piece 93.3 kg of pure gold.
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General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Hill End Historic Site office
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. Closed weekends and public holidays.
- 02 6370 9050
- hill.end@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 5 Beyers Avenue, Hill End NSW 2850
Park info
- in Hill End Historic Site in the Country NSW region
Hill End Historic Site is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
What's nearby:
Things to do (22)
- 4WD touring (2)
- Birdwatching and wildlife encounters (2)
- Cafes and kiosks (3)
- Educational activities (1)
- Historic heritage (19)
- Other experiences (1)
- Picnics and barbecues (2)
- Sightseeing (4)
- Visitor centres (1)
- Walking (3)