Mooleric Homestead, Birregurra (134km SW of Melbourne), built in 1871, was designed by architects Davidson &amp; Henderson for the pioneering merchant and politician, James Ford Strachan. In 1923 a bluestone double-storey wing was added, with a corner bay window placed to command a view of the garden and distant Otway Ranges. Botanist William Guilfoyle designed the garden in 1903 for the then owner, Mrs Isabella Ramsay. The Ramsay family have owned the property since 1899.