Castle Grove

Castle Grove is a house dating from the early to mid-19th century, with an earlier 18th-century wing. The main part of the building is constructed of stone rubble, whitewashed and stuccoed on the front elevation, with a slate roof that is hipped at the ends. The 18th-century wing has a gabled end. There are stacks with brick shafts: one at the left end of the main block, two axial stacks to the main block, and one end stack to the wing.

The house is arranged with a main block running east to west, with a shorter rear return block at the right (east) end that contains the principal staircase and serves as the main entrance. This entrance block links the main block to the 18th-century wing. It appears the main block has been extended at the left end and was originally symmetrical with a central entrance.

The south front is asymmetrical, with five bays, deep eaves, corner pilasters and a slated verandah across the four bays to the right, supported by iron lattice posts. On the ground floor, there are 2-leaf glazed French windows with glazing bars and margin panes. The first bay from the left features a canted bay with a similar window in the centre, with glazed lights and small panes to the left and right.

The east-facing entrance elevation has three bays, with a central 19th-century porch featuring Doric columns and a dentil cornice. The entrance has a half-glazed 19th-century front door with a rectangular fanlight and side lights, as well as tall 19th-century 2-light casements with glazing bars and margin panes. Three 19th-century 12-pane sash windows are on the first floor.

The south side of the 18th-century service wing has three ground-floor and one first-floor casements of three lights with square leaded panes, the ground-floor windows using stanchions. The first-floor window on the left is a larger casement.

The interior has been adapted for use as a retirement home, including 20th-century partitions. 19th-century joinery includes shutters, doors, and a late 19th-century staircase with elaborate turned balusters and wreathed handrails. A collection of 19th-century iron grates and chimney pieces are also present. The main range has a conventional 19th-century roof; the wing has two apex trusses, likely from the 18th century, constructed using both pegs and nails.