Bedervale is owned privately and the homestead's contents were purchased by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) to maintain the interior collection.

The garden is also historically significant as it contains many plantings dating from the 19th century and the orchard contains older varieties of fruit trees.

David Francis was born in 1816, Jane Charlotte in 1819, Elizabeth (who inherited Bedervale) in 1822 and Mary Ann in 1825.

[4] He had already obtained land near Berrima and in 1826 after he sold his ship he became part owner of Kirkham near Camden and resided there as manager for about ten years.

During this time he purchased 5,600 acres (23 km2) near Braidwood and ran sheep and cattle there but it was not until about the mid-thirties that he commissioned John Verge to build Bedervale on his property.

[6] The eldest daughter Jane Charlotte had already married Donald Campbell Simson in 1839[7] and was living in Victoria before the family moved to their new house.

David, their only son was left in charge of the property and the couple went abroad with their two daughters Elizabeth and Emma.

[15] When he arrived in Sydney with Elizabeth he was uncertain about his future as he did not know if John Coghill intended to include him in the management of Bedervale.

In 1860 Robert Maddrell commissioned Ardill, a surveyor, to draw up a plan of small acreages suitable for farming and these were rented out.

[27] In his will he left considerable amounts of money[28] for his two surviving daughters Emma Jane who had remained single and Isabella who had married Percy Douglas in 1881.

[30] Edward Knapp was a well-known surveyor and had in his youth conducted several important surveys with Robert Hoddle, the explorer, around southern NSW in about 1828.

Due to the actions of Robert Maddrell, the National Trust were bestowed custodianship therefore ensuring the collection would perpetually remain the property of the Australian public and in its rightful location at Bedervale.

[1] The house and gardens are open to the public (by appointment) and are listed on the National Trust of Australia (NSW) website.

Bedervale is a large single storey, Georgian house, built of brick stuccoed and lined to simulate stone.

Roman Doric columns support a pedimented entablature over an opening flanked by arched semi-circular recesses.

[37][1] Bedervale homestead, flanking wings and two storey barn, all set around a central courtyard constitutes one of the most outstanding groups of rural buildings dating from New South Wales' colonial phase of development.

The cultural landscape including ornamental garden vestiges, orchard, entry drives, ground formations, mature shelterbelts and other vegetation and the cemetery, provides a setting and environmental heritage context for the highly significant building group.

The extant ground formations have the capacity to demonstrate early layouts revealing how the site was approached and circulation patterns.

Association with prominent early colonial families as well as with John Verge[39][1] Bedervale was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

Bedervale homestead, flanking wings and two storey barn, all set around a central courtyard constitutes one of the most outstanding groups of rural buildings dating from New South Wales' colonial phase of development.

[40][1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

Bedervale homestead is set on a property of 500 acres, located over a rise from Braidwood and has extensive views across the township, Mount Jillamatong and the coastal range.

[38][1] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

Bedervale is an outstanding group of rural buildings dating from New South Wales' colonial phase of development.