 By the 1930s the residence was commonly referred to as Government Cottage.The residence was described in 1933 as an ""estate consists of slightly more than 54 acres at Upper Macedon, two and a half miles from the Macedon railway station.There is a two-storied wooden building of 31 rooms, besides four bathrooms and six storerooms, as well as six detached rooms for servants' quarters, an entrance lodge containing, four rooms and stabling and garage.""