Eskdale is a heritage-listed detached house at 53 Pallas Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

A tender notice in the Maryborough Chronicle of 22 August 1864 reads: 'Tenders are require on or before the 24th instant for the Brick and Stone Work of a Twelve-roomed House - Plans and specifications to be seen at Messrs Dowzer & Purser's.'

In 1850 Surveyor, Hugh Roland Labatt arrived in Maryborough with instructions to "examine the River Mary...to suggest ...the best site or sites for the laying out of the town, having regard to the convenience of shipping on one hand and internal communication on the other...also...point out the spots desirable as reserves for public building, church, quay and for places for public recreation."

In March 1853 he sailed for Queensland aboard the John Fielden and initially gained an appointment in the Ipswich Police Force.

After leaving Ipswich, he arrived in Maryborough in November 1854 where he established a local business as a saddler and storekeeper in the fledgling town.

[1] In 1868 James Dowzer retired to a dairy farm near Tiaro and Eskdale was acquired by solicitor Edward Corser, who had arrived in Brisbane in 1863 and moved to Maryborough the following year.

The house was reportedly not yet finished when the Corser family moved in, and they named it as a reminder of Eskdale in the Lake District of Northern England.

[1] The house originally stood on five acres of land on which there were three tennis courts, stables and gymnasium all of which were demolished due to subdivision.

[1] The decorative cast iron baluster panels on the upper level of the verandahs were likely to have been designed and manufactured in Maryborough.

A foundry had operated in Maryborough from 1909 until 1981 run by the Daniels family and it '...produced cast iron panels of its own regional design.

The house demonstrates the principal characteristics of the Colonial Georgian style of architecture which is noted for its gentle symmetry and simple rectangular shapes with conservative detailing.

The door to the front verandah has a simple fanlight with textured glass and features a green shamrock at the base of the window.

The wide timber (hoop pine) floor boards are exposed and polished, the walls rendered and painted dark red and the ceiling is lined with decorative pressed metal of the 1920s era.

A shed stands a short distance to the rear of this garden and includes some 19th century decoration, namely cast iron brackets.

Eskdale, a substantial two storeyed brick house dating from about 1864, demonstrates the growth of Maryborough in the 1860s, after new wealth was generated by the nearby Gympie goldfields.

The surrounding grounds and its various structures and landscapes and are also important in demonstrating the design and workings of an early Queensland regional residence.

The building has aesthetic value as a substantial residence with attractive decorative features and balanced design, within a garden setting.