Then this house “Wongabell” is all heart. First time offered in 80 years is this 14acre property with a recent classic country residence. The home is built from stunning Tasmania sandstone, every piece tells a story. Situated within the Ballarat West Urban Growth Zone. You can feel permanence here. From the Austrian Paarhammer windows, to the rooms of grand proportions. Built with the consciousness of permaculture, from the home being passive solar designed right through to the stone mandala vegetable garden. Over 2000 indigenous trees border the farm creating a wonderful private place. Two oak forests hug the curved inside paddocks. Moving closer in, you have a fully enclosed chook house, extensive orchard including various apples, pear and cherries trees. A fabulous four person swing and children’s play area. A myrtle hedge borders the established garden which is a delight to the senses, the fragrance of hundreds of roses, to the taste of ripe apples to the sounds of cascading water and abundant bird life; blue wrens, red robin breast, a pair a resident wedge tail eagles, and flocks of the rare black cockatoo. Once inside the house, the kitchen is the central hub, featuring marble and timber bench tops, two Ilve ovens, Miele dishwasher, a huge built in end grain chopping block, two pantry’s and a Quasar range hood. The main living room has a feature sandstone fireplace with a carbon neutral slow combustion heater. Backing on to it is a cleverly designed drying room. The spacious master bedroom has French doors that open up onto it own private deck. the study/sewing room/ nursery is also connected. The laundry has a double sink with loads of bench tops and cupboard including a built in ironing bench and a laundry chute. Upstairs, your eyes are drawn up to the height of the cathedral ceiling; there is so much space and light. The two bedrooms are a mirror image of each other, with a secret passage between the two. All space has been utilised upstairs with plenty of storage areas. Parking is adequately catered for with a double garage with workshop and a double carport. A hairdressing/artist’s studio attached to the house could be adapted with a myriad of uses. The farm let is completed by a rabbit proof fence, a shearing shed with power connected, 130,000 litres of tank water and 3.5 meg dam. A rare opportunity to own something truly unique only minutes from Ballarat’s CBD. What a wonderful place to raise a family!