The land on which the Argyll stands was granted in 1882 to a Mr. Robert Murray.

The land passed to a Mr Craig in 1913 and this is where Craigend Street originated.

The house was built in 1916 and completed in 1918 as a weekender for a politician who lived in Sydney.

Originally sited on the ‘Golfers Rest Estate’.

There is some early graffiti on the sandstone foundations that gives us an insight into the times the house was being built. In pink and blue crayon (and it is easily readable) presumably children, playing in the foundations at the end of World War 1, have written “WELCOME HOME THE DEAR ANZACS”.

Were they looking forward to their fathers returning from the War?

It had a reputation as a regular party venue with dances held every Friday night on the front verandah which covered the front of the house from east to west.

There were also silent movies shown at the back of the house and rumour has it they were a little bit “risqué”! The projectionist liked to keep his identity a secret and arrived and left by a secret staircase which has since been removed.

The house became a Bed and Breakfast approximately 35 years ago and has had various owners (strangely always Scots) until the present owner, but the porridge with Scotch and the Scottish breakfast is still an option and a feature for those game enough to try Haggis. The house itself is a lovely old spacious California Bungalow, decorated in keeping with its era and furnished mostly with antiques and original artworks. The gardens are lovely in every season and compliment the peace and quiet of the Argyll’s setting.