Olive Hills is listed on the Australian Heritage Council and registered with Heritage Victoria and the National Trust of Victoria. The homestead is substantially intact and includes extensive subterranean living quarters to protect against the perishing hot summers. The homestead’s tower is a striking feature of this well sited, skilfully detailed and finely constructed homestead by J R Kemp, with inscription above the front door J R Kemp July 1884. The majestic polychromatic brick tower was cleverly integrated into the existing homestead fourteen years later in 1898. Additional elements of the homestead complex include, the smithy, coach house, winery, still room, workmen’s hut and established trees. A distinctive feature of Olive Hills is its buff-coloured ruddy-red polychromatic brickwork. The homestead has rendered cement facings to the semi-circular tower windows and bracketed roof pediments, parapet urns, balustrading and bracketed tower consoles. The main homestead is encircled by extensive cast iron concave verandahs. Polychromatic triple brickwork form 460mm (18”) thick external walls. Olive Hills has 15 foot (4.6m) high ceilings which ensure all principal rooms have grand proportions. Wide sweeping heavily oxidised rooves and cast-iron finials blend in perfectly with the existing habitat of old pines, eucalypts and vineyards.