145 Donovans Road

Woodend North VIC 3442

RAMBLING OLD FARMHOUSE ON 43 ACRES AND THREE TITLES.
THERE?S A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS LOVELY OLD HOUSE. SELECTED IN 1853, THE PROPERTY REMAINED WITH THE ORIGINAL FAMILY FOR 120 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN WITH THE PRESENT OWNERS FOR THE LAST 34 YEARS, AND NOW COMES ONTO THE MARKET FOR ONLY THE 4TH TIME IN ITS HISTORY. THERE ARE FOUR BEDROOMS, EACH WITH A FIREPLACE AND BUILT IN WARDROBES. REMINDERS OF DAYS GONE BY CAN BE SEEN IN THE HIGH CEILINGS, PICTURE RAILS, OLD WINDOWS AND IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT DOOR THAT GRACES THE HALL. RENOVATED ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO, THE BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL KITCHEN ENJOYS THE WINTER SUN, AND LOOKS OUT OVER THE GARDEN WITH ITS MANY BIRDS, AND THE FIVE MILE CREEK VALLEY BEYOND. IT HAS SOFT CLOSE DRAWERS AND CUPBOARDS, A NECTRE BAKERS OVEN THAT DOUBLES AS A SOLID FUEL HEATER AND COOKER AS WELL AS WESTINGHOUSE GAS COOKER/OVEN AND AN ELECTROLUX DISHWASHER. THE LOUNGE AND DINING ROOM HAVE A DOUBLE BRICK FIREPLACE THAT HOUSES A SLOW COMBUSTION WOOD HEATER AND A GAS SPACE HEATER. THE ADJACENT STUDY HAS LOTS OF BUILT IN SHELVING AND STORAGE. OTHER CHARMING FEATURES INCLUDE THE RETENTION OF OLD WINDOWS IN THE INTERNAL WALLS, PLASTER AND LATH AND STRAPPED PLASTER CEILINGS, AND TIMBER PELMETS. A PRACTICAL COMBINED MUD ROOM/LAUNDRY/UTILITY ROOM HAS BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ACCESS. THE BATHROOM HAS AN EASY CLEAN INTEGRATED BATH/SHOWER UNIT. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL SEPARATE POWDER ROOM. HOT WATER IS SUPPLIED BY A FAST AND EFFICIENT BOSCH INSTANTANEOUS HOT WATER SYSTEM. THE SHELTERED FRONT VERANDAH HAS RED BRICK PAVING, WHILE THE REAR VERANDAH HAS NON SLIP ITALIAN SANDSTONE TILES. THE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL SEPARATE KITCHEN HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE CHARMING BARBEQUE AREA. BESIDE THE HOUSE IS A TWO CAR GARAGE PLUS WORKSHOP. 11,500 GALLON POLY TANKS SUPPLY WATER TO THE HOUSE, AND CREEK WATER IS AVAILABLE FOR THE GARDEN AND PADDOCKS. THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE VEGGIE GARDEN AND HOME ORCHARD. SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSE IS A NEAT TWO BEDROOM COTTAGE WITH A PRETTY WHITE PICKET FENCE. WITH A KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, BATHROOM AND LAUNDRY, IT COULD SERVE AS A SECOND DWELLING, A SUBSTANTIAL HOME OFFICE OR STUDIO. POWER IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT CURRENTLY CONNECTED TO THE COTTAGE. THE GARDEN HAS A VARIETY OF MATURE TREES, HEDGES, GRAVEL PATHS BRICK PAVING AND PRETTY GARDEN BEDS. THE FARM SHED COMPLEX INCLUDES MACHINERY AND HAY SHEDS, STABLES, FEED SHED, DAIRY AND SHEARING SHED. THE TREE LINED FIVE MILE CREEK WINDS THROUGH THE PROPERTY, AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE IS LIGHTLY TIMBERED FARMLAND WITH PICTURESQUE VIEWS. WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF LAND ON THREE TITLES, THIS APPEALING PROPERTY OFFERS MANY POSSIBILITIES WITHIN A SHORT DRIVE FROM WOODEND VILLAGE, AND APPROXIMATELY 75 KILOMETERS OF THE G.P.O.