▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Oak lands ▁has ▁historical ▁associations ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁people ▁of ▁note ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁and ▁the ▁past oral ▁and ▁fish ing ▁history ▁of ▁NS W . ▁The ▁I ml ay ▁brothers ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁and ▁early ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁Walker ▁brothers ▁built ▁Oak lands ▁and ▁were ▁well - known ▁and ▁successful ▁Sydney ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁w ool ▁exp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁James ▁Mann ing , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁owner ▁of ▁Oak lands , ▁was ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Two fold ▁Bay ▁Past oral ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁a est h etic ▁characteristics ▁and / or ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁cre ative ▁or ▁technical ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁architect ur ally ▁of ▁state ▁significance ▁as ▁an ▁excellent ▁example ▁of ▁colonial ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁Georg ian ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁ref in ement . ▁This ▁ref in ement ▁is ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁symmet rical ▁fa ç ade , ▁the ▁hi pped ▁roof , ▁the ▁fin ely ▁gla zed ▁French ▁doors , ▁the ▁front ▁entrance ▁door ▁with ▁s idel ights , ▁fan light ▁and ▁corresponding ▁interior ▁door , ▁the ▁ 1 2 - p ane ▁windows , ▁the ▁fire ▁surr ounds ▁and ▁other ▁fine ▁interior ▁ced ar ▁join ery . ▁The ▁house ▁clearly ▁demonstr ates