In 1902, prominent Victorian orchardist, Tom Petty,[3] purchased 559 acres (226 ha) of land north of the Mitcham district and, in an ambitious project, converted it to 80 orchard blocks.

[4] In 1925, South Melbourne timber merchants, Australias Sharp[5] and John Taylor, purchased Petty's land and launched the Park Orchards Country Club Estate.

[7] Tuxen had previously worked with Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin on the Ranelagh Estate in Mt Eliza, which Sharp and Taylor had owned.

[8] The Clubhouse, named "The Chalet" (c.1929), was built in the Spanish Mission style, featuring a blackwood panelled interior, with a ballroom and billiard rooms.

[20] In late 1946, Sharp & Taylor sold the Estate at auction to Edments Ltd, owners of a department store in Melbourne, who reportedly planned to develop part of it into a holiday resort for their staff.

[31] In 2010, VCAT determined, contrary to the local council ruling, that a planning permit should be issued, albeit with a requirement for reticulated sewerage services to be established.

Later in 2010, the Park Orchards Ratepayers Association submitted that both The Chalet and the original Estate area be registered as places of significance by the Heritage Council, but the application was rejected due to not meeting the minimum criteria.