A WANDER down Acacia Street in Bendigo's historic heart is like stepping back in time. This solid-brick, semi-detached cottage is not just an affordable piece of local history packed with heritage features, but most of all an affordable inner-city residence not to be missed.
Some of those features include double-brick walls throughout the home (not just the exterior walls), high ceilings with decorative cornices, original Baltic pine floorboards, and the original wooden fireplace in the lounge room, now home to a convenient gas log heater.
This classic four-room cottage has two bedrooms - one with built-in shelving, the other with windows on two sides for great natural light.
The kitchen is all original, with a gas upright stove where the old wood stove once would have been, open-shelf storage as well as drawers and cupboards.
Both the kitchen and a combined bathroom and laundry by the backdoor could use an update, but this incredibly solid time capsule of Bendigo history is well worth the expense of a makeover. And at this price there'll be room in the budget.
There are very private yards at the front and back of the property, and gated access at the side with off-street parking for up to three vehicles; an important consideration in this part of town.
The location is hard to beat. Just a five-minute walk to the View Street arts precinct, and literally just around the corner from the aptly named Corner Cafe.
A great opportunity to invest, or embrace an inner-city lifestyle.
Estimated rental $240 - $250 per week.
