For over 150 years, this bluestone homestead has asked only one thing of its owners: care.
Built in the 1870s, the collection of cottages, dairy, stables and homestead on these 13 acres have outlasted generations and now wait for the one who takes on the responsibility, and the reward, of custodianship.
Every original detail here has been preserved, not replicated. Bluestone walls quarried and laid by hand. A timber mantel fireplace and VJ panelled ceiling warming the front room. Dado panelling, ornate mantelpieces, double-hung sash windows, leadlight glass, clawfoot baths, and a bluestone cellar cut into the earth below, a grapevine grown up and across it. Out back, the original dairy still stands under its corrugated roof, and the cattle yards remain framed by hand built drystone walling. Nothing has been stripped out. Nothing has been dressed up. It simply endures.
The property is a collection of cottages offering four bedrooms and three bathrooms in total, giving you room to live comfortably while you plan its next chapter.
Council has previously approved renovation and extension plans for the residence. While that permit has since lapsed, the groundwork is already done - a strong foundation for a fresh application. And with no heritage overlay in place, you have the freedom to shape this property's future on your own terms.
The land itself is just as considered. Established fruit and oak trees, open paddocks and uninterrupted views in every direction, with enough distance from neighbouring properties to feel genuinely private. A new bore, cattle yards, water troughs, post-and-rail fencing, a chook enclosure and ample rainwater storage mean the infrastructure is already right, leaving you free to focus on the property itself, not on catching up on it.
The land is Farm Zoned, which protects it from further subdivision or residential infill nearby - a layer of security for your investment that few properties this close to town can offer.
With its scale and layout, the property lends itself to further renovation and extension, or to additional income streams - Airbnb, farm stays, or multi generational family living.
And despite the sense of seclusion, you're only six minutes from Kyneton's shops, cafes, restaurants, train station and schools.
This is not a renovator's project, and it's not a knock down block. It's a genuine piece of the region's history, looking for someone who wants the responsibility as much as the reward. If that's you, we'd love to show you through.
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