2 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁the ▁residence ▁was ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Government ▁C ott age . ▁The ▁residence ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁as ▁an ▁" est ate ▁consists ▁of ▁slightly ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 4 ▁acres ▁at ▁Upper ▁Mac ed on , ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁Mac ed on ▁railway ▁station . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁two - stor ied ▁wooden ▁building ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁rooms , ▁besides ▁four ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁six ▁stor ero oms , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁six ▁det ached ▁rooms ▁for ▁servants ' ▁qu arters , ▁an ▁entrance ▁l odge ▁containing , ▁four ▁rooms ▁and ▁st abling ▁and ▁gar age ." ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁residence ▁and ▁land ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁£ 5 , 6 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁via ▁public ▁au ction ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁in ▁the ▁post - De pression ▁economy ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Premier ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Sir ▁Stanley ▁Arg yle , ▁said ▁" the ▁estate ▁no ▁longer ▁just ified ▁itself ▁because ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁recent ▁Govern ors ▁had ▁made ▁much ▁use ▁of ▁it ". ▁See ▁section ▁below ▁in ▁Notable ▁H ouses . ▁ ▁Barb ours ▁Tr am way ▁and ▁Log ▁Ch ute ▁ ▁The ▁her itage - list ed ▁Barb ours ▁Tr am way ▁and ▁Log ▁Ch ute ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁inside ▁the ▁Mac ed on ▁Regional ▁Park . ▁It ▁was ▁constructed ▁around ▁ 1 8 5 6