Originally built c. 1900 in late Victorian Homestead style,
east/west wing added c. 1910 by von Mackensen in Edwardian
and Craftsman style with romantic elements such as castellated
tower, shaped dormer and portico verge board, exaggerated flares
in eaves. Also features two corbelled brick chimneys, oriel window
in south gable end, double and triple sash casement windows with pebbled
glass window in west and south transom, patterned glazing in north transom.
In 1915, von Mackensen was accused of spying, interned at Vernon, and
deported to Germany in 1919