▁for ▁ment ally ▁hand ic apped ▁children . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁an ▁Inter im ▁Conserv ation ▁Order ▁was ▁placed ▁over ▁North wood ▁House ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁sub div ide ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁and ▁involved ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁st ables . ▁In ▁view ▁of ▁its ▁her itage ▁significance ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁future ▁sympath etic ▁development ▁a ▁P erman ent ▁Conserv ation ▁Order ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁over ▁North wood ▁House ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁North wood ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁two ▁stor ied ▁residence , ▁constructed ▁of ▁solid ▁sand stone ▁with ▁a ▁t iled ▁roof . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁separate ▁kitchen , ▁office , ▁st ables ▁and ▁da iry . ▁ ▁Mod ifications ▁and ▁dates ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 Her itage ▁Council ▁appro val ▁for ▁three ▁car ▁gar age ▁and ▁cell ar ▁ 1 9 8 6 Her itage ▁Council ▁appro val ▁for ▁rest oration ▁work , ▁alter ations ▁and ▁add itions ▁and ▁new ▁land sc aping ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁▁ ▁As ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁North wood ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁domestic ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Arch itect ▁Edmund ▁Black et . ▁North wood ▁House ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁North