About Us
During the nineteen hundreds and for more then
40 years thereafter, the land surrounding the creek
and centuries of old oak trees was a popular picnic
spot for local residents and visitors to the area.
One of the early owners was Martin Noske, who after many years
sold the property in 1955 to Herbert Gustav Spiller and his wife
Yohanna Klera Spiller in partnership with John Albert James Chambers
and his wife Ann Elizabeth Ida Chambers. In the six years they
owned the property a re-subdivision was approved by the District
Council of Mount Barker. A number of smaller buildings, large
water tanks and water wells had been included on the property.
Today the only building remaining from the early
1950´ s is Hahndorf House a solid brick residence
build by Frederick Gerhard Ristau who lived in the
house during the early sixties with his wife
Ursula Louise Ottalie Ristau who sold the
property and returned to Germany after
Frederick´s death.
The property was purchased in 1071 by Leon George
Monk, a carpenter, and his wife Joan and they build
two rooms on to the house. The property was then sold
in 1976 to Bruno and Gertrude Andt. The creek was dug
deeper and stone from the hills area was used to bank
both sides of the properties. Brian and Kalliopi
Davenport purchased the property in 1980 and sold
it within six months to a retired engineer, Robert
William Ewen who after some three years sold it to
Andrew and Amanda Frish who were both very keen
gardeners. The tranquil English garden was a feature
of the property.
It was not until 1988 when the property was
purchased by the late Rosslyn Selina Ingram that the
true potential of the property was realised. She gave
the contemporary style home the warm inviting
character it now has. For some time a full time
gardener was employed and the grounds were used for
the occasional garden wedding which proved very
popular with local and city people.
Rosslyn sold the property in 1995 to Margaret Ann
Duffield and lived in Littlehampton until her untimely
death in 1999. It was then purchased by Ed and Marg
Kowalewski in 1998. The property has had a number
of uses over the past few years until the beginning
of 2002 when it was totally renovated and
refurbished.
In 2005 two new residences were built on the
property and today they are lovely, fully-self
contained cottages. The property was sold in 2007
to Damir Jelic, a very enthusiastic person,
willing to work hard to make the facilities
comfortable, warm and friendly for his Guests.
Under the new management, Hahndorf House B&B has
undergone a facelift. We now offer upgraded rooms
and grounds and have introduced additional
facilities and services.
We pride ourselves on providing good quality,
affordable deluxe accommodation in a serene and
tranquil environment.
Hahndorf House B&B offers serenity and comfort in the heart of Hahndorf.
We hope you enjoy your stay and come back to visit us again!
Damir Jelic
(Proprietor)
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