. ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁architect ural ▁and ▁material ▁integrity ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁fac ades ▁present ▁a ▁very ▁similar ▁appearance ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁. ▁The ▁interior ▁ced ar ▁join ery ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁alter ations ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁floor ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁house ▁remains ▁int act . ▁ ▁Gr ounds ▁Oak lands ▁has ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁sq . m . ▁of ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁major ▁garden ▁features ▁are ▁two ▁large ▁o ak ▁trees ▁( Qu erc us ▁sp .), ▁with ▁g irth s ▁of ▁ 6 . 4 ▁metres ▁( 2 1 ') ▁and ▁some ▁m ature ▁o live ▁trees , ▁( O lea ▁sp .) ▁probably ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁These ▁trees ▁are ▁mentioned ▁as ▁notable ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁report ▁in ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁Oak lands ▁is ▁of ▁state ▁significance ▁as ▁a ▁rare ▁surv iving ▁int act ▁colonial ▁hom est ead ▁in ▁its ▁cur til age ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁Georg ian ▁period . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁originally ▁s ited ▁on ▁a ▁rise ▁to ▁avoid ▁flo oding ▁and ▁to ▁over look ▁the ▁past oral ▁landscape ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁land hold ings . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁hom est ead , ▁together ▁with ▁its ▁associated ▁out - build ings ▁and ▁immediate ▁garden , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁B ega ▁Valley ▁and ▁one