A fine example of an early 20th century rural family home featuring fine detailing. This historical home has been carefully restored and offers the new owner a relaxing, rural lifestyle on 3946 sqm, all within 20 minutes drive to Hobart.
The expansive, open plan kitchen/living/dining area, has extensive double glazing and is bathed in sunlight, capturing the early morning and afternoon sun. The moment you walk in you really feel the spaciousness and sense of connection to the landscape. Glazed French doors open up to the courtyard providing a lovely ambience for inside/outside dining lifestyle. This is the perfect spot to sit and contemplate the wonders of the abundant birdlife and expansive landscaped garden. The generous courtyard, with artistically crafted dolerite retaining wall features a pizza oven and ample seating.
The recently modernised extension to the house has been done with thoughtful sensitivity. The kitchen/living/dining area features tastefully detailed timber joinery, modern yet respectful of the styling of the original cottage.
The hallway with its high timber panelling sets the tone for an entry of classic proportions. The four expansive bedrooms all have the same careful attention to detail with high ceilings, picture rails, moulded skirtings and two fireplaces. The sunroom/office is a bonus for anyone wanting to work from home or create a studio.
The separate laundry with WC could easily be converted into a second bathroom, the plumbing is all there ready to make the changeover to a fully serviceable bathroom.
Already set up with all the attributes of rural living: large glasshouse, chicken run, established orchard (variety of apples inc. rare Old Cox Orange Pippin, apricot, fig, sugar plum, quince, nashi pear, mulberry bush and grove of hazelnut), organic vegetable garden. The previous owners operated a market garden from the site and there remains an abundance of spring bulbs: daffodils, irises, jonquils which provide an exuberant array of spring colour.
There is a large garage/workshop/storeroom (with power) at the rear of the property, with good vehicle accessibility to rear of the property providing additional parking. This is complemented with supporting infrastructure to make life easy and efficient: solar hot water, 1Kw of solar panels, and numerous raised vegetable beds. Compact rural living with all the associated benefits, set in a manageable scaled, easy to maintain rural lifestyle.
The house combines the best of both worlds: a charming heritage original cottage blending seamlessly into the more modern living area that transitions effortlessly into the bountiful established gardens.
Undercover double carport - large garage/workshop/shed at rear of property
Double glazing throughout (except sunroom/office)
Flexible floor plan
Solar hot water in bathroom and laundry
Instant gas hot water in kitchen
Reverse cycle heatpump, heat transfer system into all bedrooms, plus panel heater
Solar panels 1kW
Town water
Septic system
NBN connected
(fixed wireless with "intelligent" dish that selects the best frequency during
congestion)
Rates: Approx $1068 p.a.
**Elders Real Estate Kingborough has no reason to doubt the accuracy of the information in this document which has been sourced from means which are considered reliable, however we cannot guarantee accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations.
