▁enjo ys ▁views ▁over ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁for ▁da ir ying . ▁In ▁this , ▁the ▁house ▁retain s ▁its ▁original ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁far ml ands ▁and ▁forms ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁local ▁land mark . ▁ ▁The ▁quality ▁and ▁unusual ▁features ▁of ▁its ▁join ery ▁are ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁as ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁custom s ▁and ▁hab its , ▁f ash ions ▁and ▁t ast es ▁of ▁colonial ▁society ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁demonstr ating ▁high - level ▁join ery ▁skills . ▁The ▁main ▁house ▁retain s ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁int act ness ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁Georg ian ▁colonial ▁inter iors ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Its ▁architect ural ▁significance ▁has ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁its ▁listing ▁as ▁her itage ▁item ▁on ▁the ▁Register ▁of ▁National ▁Trust ▁of ▁Australia ▁( NS W ) ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁community ▁or ▁cultural ▁group ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁for ▁social , ▁cultural ▁or ▁spiritual ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Oak lands ▁is ▁of ▁local ▁social ▁significance ▁and ▁plays ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁community ' s ▁sense ▁of ▁place . ▁This ▁is ▁demonstrated ▁first ly ▁by ▁its ▁listing ▁as ▁a ▁her itage ▁item ▁on ▁the ▁B ega ▁Valley ▁LE P , ▁second ly ▁by ▁its ▁nom ination ▁for ▁S HR ▁listing ▁by ▁the ▁B ega ▁Valley ▁Council ▁and ▁also ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁support ▁offered ▁to ▁its ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁potential