The value of this property is it combines features that rarely come together on the property market - a restored Goldfields house on small acreage. It is now available for sale, the first time in 33 years.
The original 1854 stone and brick Goldfields house, in beautiful condition, is situated just over an hour and a half from Melbourne, in the pretty valley of Sandon.
The house itself comprises a central hallway, four bedrooms, bathroom, family room, large country style kitchen and original cellar, dry all year round.
Separate, but connected by a courtyard, is a gracious, large, sunlit living space, built 20 years ago, with three floor to ceiling 19th century windows.
In the well established, bird filled garden, is a studio and swimming pool.
The 16 acre property is securely fenced and contains a big dam and pump used for watering the garden. The dam remained full in the 10 years of drought recently experienced in Victoria.
Sandon is situated 5 minutes from the small town of Newstead, 20 minutes from both Castlemaine and Daylesford, and 45 minutes from both Ballarat and Bendigo.
There are many choices of schools; Newstead Primary, Yandoit Primary, Castelmaine Secondary, connected by school bus at the door, the Steiner
... Read more School 15 minutes away, and Girton Grammar, Bendigo.
The house has central gas heating, a wood fire combustion heater, and domestic water supplied from the original dome-topped well.
This house - built just 20 years after the Port Phillip settlement that become Melbourne - has stood the test of time. It is heritage listed but not restricted to alteration.
The house is full of the patina of time and has a truly lovely ambience. It has been nurtured by our family for the last 33 years and it has in turn nurtured us.
It is now time for it to nurture another family.
