186-188 High Street

Heathcote VIC 3523

Heathcote was in its infancy, gold was on everyone's lips and a Cornishman named Travaskis was building Innisfail, a charming two storey homestead. J.J. Farley and his wife purchased Innisfail and added touch to it with shady verandas trimmed with iron lace and maids' quarters. This colonial lady was once very stately and accepted in the best of society. Inside the home you will find nine main rooms, including five bedrooms with original Baltic pine ceilings, fire-places and all the old world charm you would expect in a grand old lady of this era.

Downstairs off the main entrance are two bedrooms both with a built-in fire-place, open lounge with fire place and split system, meals area and country style kitchen with wood heater. Off the lounge is another room, formerly used as the maids' quarters, but would make an ideal study, home office or studio. Completing downstairs is the family bathroom with claw foot bath and external access, separate toilet and laundry with external access and the large timber staircase. Upstairs are the three remaining bedrooms and study or sitting room with access to the veranda with a beautiful view of the property's garden.