Eskleigh, previously named Scone, was provided by William Gibson Jnr in 1944 to be a home for permanently incapacitated people and continues to operate today.

The Home, built in 1870 for William Gibson, features a two-story residence with 18 rooms overlooking the Perth township and the South Esk River, Tasmania. The surrounding distant mountains add beauty to the locality. Also, a well-laid-out garden with many ornamental trees and bushes on flat land above flood level adds to the appeal and enjoyment of the property by residents. It was envisaged that up to 40 invalids could be accommodated.

Although William Gibson and his wife were strong Baptist Church supporters, they requested that the facility be operated on a non-denominational basis.

Originally the property of 2,000 acres was received as a grant by Captain Ritchie but later passed to the Gibson family. At sale in 1944 the house with buildings and 20 acres was cut off from the farm and renamed Eskleigh after the Gibson family original house property.

Notes by Ivan Badcock produced at the request of Northern Midlands Council for the ABC, 10 July 2024