est het ically ▁distinct ive ▁land mark ▁within ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Oak lands ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁having ▁satisfied ▁the ▁following ▁criteria . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁course , ▁or ▁pattern , ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁hom est ead , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁is ▁of ▁state ▁significance ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁B ega ▁Valley ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁colonial ▁houses ▁on ▁the ▁NS W ▁South ▁Coast . ▁The ▁house ▁and ▁its ▁cur til age ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁B ega ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁historical ▁phases ▁of ▁past oral ism ▁and ▁then ▁agricult ure ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁farm ▁was ▁until ▁recently ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ously - oper ated ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Following ▁sub div ision ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Oak lands ▁is ▁now ▁c adas tr ally ▁al ien ated ▁from ▁its ▁far ml and ▁surr ound ings ▁but ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁over look ▁its ▁former ▁far ml ands ▁and ▁maintain s ▁a ▁close ▁association ▁with ▁this ▁early ▁past oral ▁landscape . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁person , ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁persons , ▁of ▁importance ▁of