▁residence ▁at ▁ 1 ▁Private ▁Road , ▁North wood ▁in ▁the ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁Council ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Edmund ▁Black et ▁and ▁built ▁during ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁by ▁John ▁and ▁James ▁E aton . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁North wood ▁House ▁& ▁C ott age . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁North wood ▁House ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁for ▁Mrs ▁Jane ▁Dav y . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Edmund ▁Black et ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁brothers , ▁John ▁and ▁James ▁E aton . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁Mrs ▁Dav y ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁( l ater ▁adding ▁another ▁ 1 1 ▁acres ) ▁on ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁into ▁the ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁River ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁North wood . ▁The ▁sub urb ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁North wood ▁House . ▁The ▁home ▁had ▁its ▁private ▁wh arf ▁in ▁G ore ▁Bay ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁fer ry ▁wh arf ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁North wood ▁Point ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁community . ▁Mrs ▁Dav y ▁don ated ▁three ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁North wood ▁Point ▁to ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁Council ▁for ▁a ▁park . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Dav y ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁well - known ▁Daw son ▁family ▁of ▁Ne ut