▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁colonial ▁houses ▁on ▁the ▁NS W ▁South ▁Coast . ▁The ▁house , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁da iry ▁industry ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁past oral ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁hom est ead ▁features ▁fine ▁ced ar ▁join ery , ▁including ▁a ▁highly ▁unusual ▁set ▁of ▁fin ely ▁gla zed ▁entrance ▁doors ▁with ▁corresponding ▁an tech am ber ▁doors , ▁original ▁fire ▁surr ounds , ▁floor boards , ▁pl aster work ▁and ▁French ▁doors ▁with ▁fine ▁gla zing ▁bars . ▁The ▁house ▁retain s ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁integrity ▁and ▁int act ness ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁Georg ian ▁colonial ▁inter iors ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Coast . ▁Further ▁research ▁on ▁its ▁join ery ▁may ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁trade ▁t ies ▁between ▁NS W ▁and ▁Tas mania ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁The ▁o live ▁trees ▁( O lea ▁sp .) ▁and ▁o ak ▁trees ▁( Qu erc us ▁sp .), ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁named , ▁were ▁plant ed ▁in ▁s . ▁The ▁immediate ▁garden ▁also ▁includes ▁surv iving ▁post ▁and ▁rail ▁f encing , ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁s ited ▁to ▁over look ▁the ▁valley ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁past oral ▁views , ▁thus ▁forming ▁an ▁a