McCrae Homestead and Museum

The McCrae Homestead, built in 1844 by Andrew and Georgiana McCrae, is one of Victoria’s oldest homesteads.

The original timber slab house is a physical reminder of the early pioneering life, using locally available materials and primitive construction techniques.

Built to Georgiana’s design, it has been refurbished with many original pieces of furniture and paintings brought by the McCrae family from Scotland.

Georgiana was an accomplished artist, musician and diarist.

Her sketches, housed in the museum beside the original homestead, contain the rare collection of 19th century family heirlooms and artworks.

Purchased by the National Trust in 1970, the homestead has been restored in keeping with the McCrae era of 1844-51.