Robe. First settled town of the South East. The Residency for the first magistrate, administrator of the South East. Robe House was built in 1847. The only Residency built in rural SA. Now holiday accommodation for hire. Image by denisbin Guichen Bay/Robetown/Robe. Robe was the earliest town gazetted in the South East in 1846 (Naracoorte and … [Read more...] about Robe. First settled town of the South East. The Residency for the first magistrate, administrator of the South East. Robe House was built in 1847. The only Residency built in rural SA. Now holiday accommodation for hire.