The Landhaus - built of stone from Bethany (formaly Taninda Creek), the cottage had interior walls and ceilings of pug, made from mud and straw. The roof supported by exposed timber beams which are made from pit-sawn and hand-adqed red gum, which probably grew by the creek. The flooring was of rammed earth.
The descendants of the herdsman continued to live in the cottage for several generations, but it was eventually abandoned, remaining unoccupied for many years.
BAROSSA BRAUHAUS HOTEL
Local legend suggests that the first liquor licence in Angaston was held by a small bottle shop that grew into the Brauhaus Hotel.
What is definitely known dates from 1851 when the original licence of the single-story New Inn was granted to George Simpson, the publican who had previously had the first licence of the nearby Angaston Hotel in 1846.
William Doddridge became the new proprietor in 1852. He was a blacksmith who had arrived in April 1837 aboard the South Australian. He ran the inn in conjunction with his neighbourning blacksmith shop.
Over the years the hostelry expanded - both upwards and outwards - giving it an appearance so many typical of many old country hotels in South Australia. There were also name changes - the Commercial Hotel, Barossa Hotel, Barossa Brauhaus Hotel, Mine Host.
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