8 Blakiston Road

Blakiston SA 5250

It was 1892 and a co-op of local farmers had become infected by the growing success of cheese factories in neighbouring districts.
Armed with a 2-acre site and a serious case of envy, their stone-laden antidote was finally finished in 1896 - marking the birth of the Blakiston Butter and Cheese Factory.
Carried by cart and led by horse, local farmers would arrive with their fresh milk and leave with a strong sense of community - each of them using this time to spin yarns about life and labour.
Abandoned in 1920 - following Amscol's 10-year reign -- its sturdy stone walls were left to stand silent before beginning a journey of resurrection.
'The Creamery' (as aptly named by it former owners) stands today as a bonafide home headlined by the 18-inch-thick walls and soaring 4.5-metre-high cedar ceilings that defined it as a factory.
A mezzanine - and its adjacent bedroom - hovers above a gargantuan, light-filled living area, where those eclectic clues feature with consistent regularity.
The large, country style kitchen marks the introduction of a wing that also hosts two more bedrooms, including a master with its own walk-in robe, ensuite and private access to the enchanting country gardens of its hidden corner block.
If the Poplar trees could talk, they'd tell a beautiful story, too.

More reasons why we love this home:
- Locally heritage listed
Mezzanine floor overlooking whole living space
- Under-floor heating, gas cooktop and dishwasher to kitchen
- Combustion fire to main living room
- Huge 16-car garage that could be used to lease out for extra income
- Large underground dry cellar
- Recently repointed fa ade (by stonemason)
- Cedar to ceilings and window trimmings
- Study/home office nook to living area
- Beautiful Poplar trees, winter creek, cubby, chook shed, garden shed and a range of fruit trees
- Double carport
- Circular driveway with two entry points to property (from different roads)
- Disused tennis court, offering scope to re-surface and re-use
- 20,000 gallon rainwater storage - plumbed to home
- Two wells and a wood lot, plus all the firewood you will ever need
- Just a short drive from Mt Barker
- And so may more.