subdivided, the homestead group is sited on what remains of the original 1816 land grant. Modifications and dates 1816land grant of 3,000 acres to Alexander Riley. original house built. Raby retained by Riley family until 1866. 1866Moore family become owners of Raby. Extant main house is thought to date from . Further research is required to specify the construction dates. 1905Much of original grant subdivided by Moore family and sold. A. B. Moore retains part of the original grant (containing homestead) until 1935. 1935A. B. Moore transferred the property to Florence Mitchell. Late 20th centuryThe iron and lace double verandahs demolished. 2009/10new owner has replaced roof (second hand Scotch tiles) as water was entering the house and rotting the ceilings, fixed up a bathroom for the tenant/caretaker, replaced power poles and electricity supply to the house, covered up smashed windows and restored the septic tank on site, stocked the paddocks with cattle, replaced fences and gates three times (after vandalism/unauthorised access), installed a tenant/caretaker who's living upstairs. Further information Although Raby is an immensely important element in the establishment of NSW"s and Australia's sheep industry, Raby has been largely overlooked. Heritage listing As at 31 March 2004, Raby is a rare surviving element of an early colonial estate and is significant at the state level for its associations with the pioneering of the Australian fine merino wool industry. Raby is part of an important group of extant early colonial farming estates along the former Cowpastures Road, and is representative of early colonial farming estates. The homestead group is sited on the remains of the original 1816 land grant. Raby has associations with the Riley and Moore families and throughout its history was the subject of illustration and literature produced by prominent people, notably Joseph Lycett & W. Mason (), Baron Von Hugel and Dr John Lhotsky () and by William Hardy Wilson (). Raby was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 March 2010 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Raby is significant at State level for its associations with the pioneering of the Australian fine merino wool industry and for its relationship as part of an important group of extant early colonial farming estates along the former Cowpastures Road. The place has a strong or special association