53 Pioneer Road

Stanley VIC 3747

This 2 storey straw bale house is designed and built with European styling and ambience. Its open plan aspect offers an inviting and flexible space for bringing people together in an inspiring setting. Featuring exposed timber beams, wooden stair cases, deep window sills, and french doors, with views out onto a tranquil garden setting.
Features include:
- Well appointed generous kitchen, well suited to entertaining, with an enormous handmade timber island, flowing into the dining area and lounge;
- Butler s pantry and cool room, and large underground wine cellar;
- 4 bedrooms upstairs (including large master bedroom with Juliet balcony, walk-through his n hers wardrobes);
- Storage rooms, linen closets, built-in robes and shelves;
- Separate office and study/craft room;
- 1 bathroom with shower and bath upstairs. Separate toilet;
- Additional toilet and wash room downstairs;
- Spacious laundry with additional shower and mud room;
- Instant gas hot water for kitchen, bathroom, shower and laundry;
- Winter solarium (or green house);
- Efficient Benjamin Franklin open fire-place, with damper to shut off air loss when not in use;
- 2.2 kVA solar voltaic system that feeds into the electricity grid, and receives a feed-in tariff of 60 cents per kW hour. Since installing the system, we have never paid for electricity;
- Lock-up 1.5 garage, which can comfortably house 1 car;
- Large shed and annex, with 3-4 covered car spaces;
- Water tanks (capacity 43,000 l), in-ground bore and dam, and septic system;
- Orchard, gardens, veggie patches and chook pen;
- Garden has great potential for further developing a wonderful bucolic setting using deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs based on the existing well-developed plantings;
- Grape vines planted on the north and north-western sides of the house to add further shade;
- Walking distance to Stanley amenities: oval, CFA shed, Pub, hall, Community Post Office;
- Property adjoins scenic Blue gum Forest Reserve, with walking tracks through it, connecting to other parts of Stanley;
- Purpose-built chook house on stilts made to a high standard
- Hand made childrens' cubby built on a log.
Environmental features:
- Located on a plateau with lovely montane climate;
- Outstanding beautiful mixed landscape of forests, cleared land, nuts and berries horticulture;
- Close proximity to Albury-Wodonga and Wangaratta and neighbouring towns of Chiltern, Yackandandah and Myrtleford;
- Train access to Melbourne (from Wangaratta);
- Close to ski fields and the Victorian Alps;
- Lots of walking and bike trails, near the Beechworth to Everton Rail Trail
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