Duckett’s Grove was originally a three-storey over basement Georgian country house built circa 1745. Traces of this Georgian style can still be observed in the entrance block and front face. It replaced a smaller house on the same site and was re-designed and extended by British born Architect Thomas A. Cobden at the request of John (Dawson) Duckett (1) circa 1825. At this stage the Gothic style mantle was added, including the profound ornamentation, arches, turrets, crenellations and an octagonal viewing tower to the north.