Eaglehawk Neck - Officers Quarters
Jun. 26th, 2010 10:59 pmTo finish off on yesterday's subject... This little place lays claim to being the oldest military timber building in the country.

The sign says "Officers Quarters Museum 1832". As I said in an earlier post, this site is managed by Parks & Wildlife. An interesting feature of this property is it hasn't been "restored". I've mentioned before my aversion to the nice and neat, furnished in an Appropriate Manner presentation of most old house museum. This is not that. I like it.
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The sign says "Officers Quarters Museum 1832". As I said in an earlier post, this site is managed by Parks & Wildlife. An interesting feature of this property is it hasn't been "restored". I've mentioned before my aversion to the nice and neat, furnished in an Appropriate Manner presentation of most old house museum. This is not that. I like it.
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