Built less than 10 years after the colonization of South Australia, St Marys Lodge in Willunga, a charming slate roofed, pug and stone symmetrical villa style home is being offered for sale for the first time in 14 years.

The original kitchen and dairy pantry are still intact as are the four rooms that were added by Thomas Martin, owner of the Willunga Slate Quarry in the early 1840s, to reflect his position in the local community. Slate was used extensively throughout the home and the huge slate slab floors are still in pristine condition 180 years later.

The picture perfect eight room elevated villa styled residence is situated on the high side of St Marys Street, behind a stone wall that was restored under a heritage grant in 2004.

Either side of the pretty pathway that leads to the front door are symmetrical raised stone bordered garden beds containing established David Austin roses and hollyhocks.

The veranda has a slate roof to match the roof of the house and a wooden balustrade. The side and back gardens have been planted to complement the historically significant home including fragrant hedges of lavender and rosemary and heritage roses.

Inside, the main bedroom has an ornate marble fire surround, the other front bedroom has an ornate slate fire surround and the remaining two have slate mantles.

Early highly desirable colonial features include nostalgic wooden paned windows, beautiful Baltic pine floorboards, wide skirting boards and door jams. The fabulous cellar room has rough gum tree trunk ceiling supports and slate slab flooring.

The wide hallway leads into a central atrium and long living room that spans the width of the entire house and a modern country style kitchen with access to the original 1840s dairy room complete with the original slot ventilators where cheeses and milk were kept cool.

A sunny breezeway behind the long living room leads to the bathroom, laundry and utility room down one passage and to the original 1840 kitchen, complete with its C19th Jacka oven and open hearth.

This room has been used as an additional space in which to relax by the current owners.

There is a large workshop with power at the back of the half acre property, a solar hot water service, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning throughout the main house and an alarm system.

St Marys Lodge represents a rare opportunity to own your own piece of South Australias history in the heart of the Fleurieu Peninsula, close to the centre of the town, several schools, restaurants and supermarkets.

The combination of location, splendour and antiquity come together at St Marys Lodge in an alchemy that is irresistible.

Only a few lucky hands have held the title to this wonderful lifestyle property, call to book a viewing, youre sure to be impressed.