St Clair Museum and Archives

St. Clair Museum & Archives, as we know it today, was built in 1843 and is a typical example of an early provincial colonial villa of its period.

Containing nearly 20 rooms it was built as a private residence by James Sinclair, an architect and builder. After his death the house was sold on for private use, over the years becoming a doctor's consulting rooms, a school for young ladies, a guest house and flatettes.

Classified by the National Trust, St. Clair has been restored as an historical exhibition and research centre for the Goulburn and District Historical Society and Friends of St Clair.

Special features are the lavish use of cedar, original hardwood floors, sandstone fluted front verandah columns and the bricked arches in the courtyard.

St Clair houses important cultural objects and archives from Goulburn's rich historical past including personal items from many famous Australians who at some point in their lives had roots in Goulburn. They were Caroline Chisholm, Miles Franklin, Col William Thomas Leggett and architect E C Manfred.