It is located adjacent to the formation of the former branch line to the weir - the Mundaring Weir Railway on a hill to the north, and above Mundaring Weir.

It was a crucial location where C. Y. O'Connor stayed regularly during the construction of the weir.

In the 1910s and 1920s due to the functioning railway access, it was regularly advertised as a weekender location.

[6][7] After a period of decline followed the closure of the branch railway in the early 1950s, as well as the gradual reduction of staff and employees of the weir,[8] and gradual reduction in forestry operations over time.

[9] The current owner, Jens Jorgensen who bought it in 1984.