▁a ▁tre ed ▁can opy ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ' s ▁Historic ▁Hom es ▁and ▁a ▁hill ▁station ▁property . ▁It ▁was ▁( poss ibly ▁re built ▁as ) ▁a ▁large ▁gra cious ▁weather board ▁Federation ▁style ▁home . ▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁this ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Australian - born ▁Governor - General , ▁Sir ▁Isaac ▁Isa acs , ▁at ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁primary ▁residence ▁of ▁Kevin ▁O ’ Ne ill ▁- ▁a ▁prominent ▁society ▁flor ist ▁and ▁gard ener . ▁Pen ola ▁a ▁maj estic ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁garden ▁estate ▁of ▁ ▁appro x ▁on ▁the ▁W itch ▁Creek , ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁William ▁Gu il fo yle , ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens . ▁An ▁historic ▁Victor ian ▁residence ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁rooms ▁pre fab ric ated ▁in ▁India ▁using ▁te ak , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁rare ▁original ▁bill i ards ▁room , ▁ 2 ▁grand ▁living ▁rooms , ▁ 8 ▁bed rooms , ▁ 8 ▁open ▁fire p laces ▁and ▁hyd ron ic ▁he ating . ▁The ▁Pen ola ▁Est ate ▁has ▁six ▁acres ▁of ▁ter rac ed ▁gard ens , ▁stone ▁walls , ▁p onds , ▁water fall ▁and ▁a ▁la wn ▁tennis ▁court ▁where ▁the ▁owner ' s ▁son ▁Norman ▁Brook es ▁played ▁prior ▁to ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁to ▁win ▁W im ble don ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Pen ola