ated ▁exc urs ion ▁to ▁H anging ▁Rock ▁by ▁girls ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁board ing ▁school . ▁ ▁Camp as pe ▁Country ▁House , ▁Gold ies ▁Lane , ▁Wood end ▁a ▁former ▁notable ▁house ▁convert ▁into ▁an ▁ups c ale ▁hotel ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Federation ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁man or , ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁an nex , ▁that ▁s its ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land sc aped ▁gard ens ▁and ▁bush land ▁Der ri weit ▁He ights , ▁Douglas ▁Road , ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on , ▁circa ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁the ▁original ▁ ▁garden ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Von ▁Mu eller ▁and ▁Gu il fo yle ▁. ▁Der ri weit ▁He ights ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁hom est ead ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁by ▁Charles ▁Ryan ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 8 7 4 ) ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁views ▁over ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Bay ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁world - class ▁garden . ▁The ▁original ▁home ▁was ▁largely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Ash ▁Wed nes day ▁fires ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁house ▁has ▁been ▁re built ▁in ▁French ▁Provin cial ▁style ▁although ▁still ▁retain ing ▁the ▁original ▁coach ▁wing . ▁After ▁various ▁own ers , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Dr ▁Paul ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Anne ▁Mul ke ar ns ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁They ▁have ▁comm enced ▁a ▁five - year ▁re ju ven ation ▁plan ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁garden ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁splend our ▁;