Included on the Register of the National Estate and Tasmanian Heritage Register as a single story Old Colonial Georgian house with rear dormer area occupied by two bedrooms. Cluden presents as a bold statement occupying a corner position within the streetscape and is a short walk to the central shopping precinct of Deloraine.
A focal feature of the facade is the fine cast iron balustrade made by the then renowned Sir Peter Russell Foundry of Sydney.
Cluden was occupied during part of the late Twentieth Century by the Department of Agriculture and features in the noted reference book Early Houses of Northern Tasmania by Robertson and Craig.
Later alterations at the rear of the residence enhance the warmth and provide natural lighting through the addition of floor to ceiling glass panelling, sympathetic to the character of the house.
With the upstairs servants quarters having its own...