The land on which historic ‘Oakfield’ Homestead stands is part of an early grant to Lieutenant William Lawson.
The homestead is built in a bungalow style which was introduced into NSW from India by surgeon John Harris when he built his experimental Farm Cottage at Parramatta in 1794.
The home has changed little since it was first built with five bay front facade retaining its symmetrical appearance.
Constructed of brick and later rendered the home has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, formal drawing room with 2 open fireplaces, dining room with open fireplace, large sitting room with open fire, with beautiful exposed polished timber floors, country style kitchen with island bench.
Situated in extensive formal gardens surrounded by hedges is the historic homestead and pool house with pitched roof and glass sides and an underground cellar, a mod grass tennis court with lighting, large pottager garden with vegetables/herbs & a multi function shed with kitchen facilities, 2 storage rooms, cool room 14′ x 12′ and car carport.
‘Oakfield’ is a highly fertile parcel of 20ha’s of land comprising predominately alluvial creek flats fronting Lawson Creek.
There is also a steel machinery shed with lockable storage room with power connected.
Securely fenced with water available from Lawson Creek with a 40meg irrigation license and there is also bore water available.
There is also an olive grove utilised in the past for volume oil.
Just 5 minutes from Mudgee this is one of Mudgee’s unique historic properties.