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4.011HA (approx 10 acres). This beautiful property steeped in local history is nestled within the fertile Nangkita Valley and features one of the district’s earliest homes. The home is set amongst majestic towering Cypress Pines which must have been planted when the original stone cottage was built in the very early 1900’s. Over the decades the cottage was extended and extensively renovated to create what is now a substantial family home. Over the property’s history it has been used for various things including Post Office with residence, a dairy, a protea and cut flower farm and now enjoys a more casual and enjoyable enterprise of horse keeping.
The land is sandy loam and is gently sloping in nature gradually rising above the valley floor to a spot which is sufficiently elevated to give you stunning rural views over the Nangkita Valley. The property is well fenced into several paddocks providing rotational grazing for the horses and a few alpacas. Many of the paddocks still retain many of the mature proteas and leucadendrons which provide some shade and shelter for the stock.
The home enjoys a mixture of old and new, tastefully retaining the heritage past yet incorporating all the creature comforts which is expected by the modern family.
The majority of the home enjoys high lofty ceilings and quality tiled floors and comprises of 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 of which have built in robes, formal lounge with slow combustion heater and original pressed metal ceilings. Adjoining the lounge is a formal dining room with open fire and official entry room. A recently renovated galley kitchen features solid timber bench tops, gas hot plates and electric wall oven. A casual meals, sunroom area, renovated bathroom/laundry complete the homes functional floor plan.
The property also features an equipped bore and pump tested at 2,000 gph and with a total dissolved salt reading of only 254mg/ltr this together with rainwater tanks plus a registered easement to draw water from the traditionally permanent Nangkita Creek gives the property an exceptional water supply.
Shedding is also excellent and includes a 12m x 7m steel framed implement/storage shed complete with power, lighting and car pit. Besser brick dairy building currently used as stable. Wood shed plus 7m x 7m steel framed storage shed which would create another perfect stable if desired.
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