24 Arnoldi receives heritage status
Once known as the home with beautiful gardens receives blue plaque status.
On November 4, Tony Burisch of the Heidelberg Heritage Association awarded the latest blue plaque for heritage to 24 Arnoldi Street.
The plaque is number 64 in the series of blue plaques in Heidelberg.
Arnoldi Street is wider than other streets in the area. The reason is that it was used as the main street where ox-wagons and carriages transported people and goods to the railway station.
According to reports and building materials used, it is estimated that the house was built around 1905. It is possible that the house was built before that.
FC Köhler was the owner of the property in 1964. His daughter Cayla Köhler inherited the house after her father’s death.
Cayla never married and was known as Auntie Ettie to her nieces and nephews.
Auntie Ettie was well-known in the area for her beautiful garden. She died around 2000.
There are no records as to where Cayla Köhler was buried.
There were signs that a lot of horses were kept on the premises due to the number of horseshoes picked up in the yard.
The current owners have been staying happily in the newly unveiled heritage house for 22 years.
The sponsor of the blue plaque is Karen Whital, who is also the home’s owner.
