About this location
- Where
15 Stephen Street, Warialda NSW 2402
- Cost
- Free entry
- Accessibility
- Welcomes people with access needs, contact venue/organiser for details
- Facilities
- Public Toilet
- Shop / Gift Shop
Contact details
Phone:
(02) 6729 1672
Request an appointment:
http://www.warialdansw.com.au/carinda-house/
Carinda House is the local arts and craft centre for Warialda, showcasing local handmade crafts, artworks, country-style baking, jams, preserves, babywear, hand knits, unique stationery, souvenirs, available for purchase, and temporary exhibitions. Carinda House has a long history in Warialda, first being built for the W. H. Crane family in about 1880. Mr Crane was the proprietor of the Royal Hotel and at various times, a saddler, butcher, farmer and grazier. Mrs Crane was the daughter of Warialda's first appointed Chief Constable. Carinda was constructed of pit-sawn timber slabs. Horse stables and paddocks were once adjacent to the home, and the top floor was added in the early 1900s. In the 1920s, Nurse Marshall conducted a maternity hospital, and later, Mr and Mrs Stehr ran a boarding house. In 1942, Mr Les Rolfe occupied Carinda and operated a Stock and Station Agency. His widow later established an insurance agency on the premises. In 1977, a committee of Warialda residents purchased the property for use as a Community Cultural Centre. Carinda is now managed and promoted by local volunteers with support from the Gwydir Shire Council. Carinda House is perfect as a unique venue for dinners, private parties, meetings, fundraising events and temporary exhibitions.
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15 Stephen Street, Warialda NSW 2402
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