Open For Inspection Saturday 1 November 10.30 – 11.00am
Poetic balance of five chimneys, character and time on 94 Acres
A classic Victorian weatherboard home and attached cottage nestled in a magnificent country garden, surrounded by verdant pastures of high quality farming land and taking in glorious views of the Macedon Ranges, equidistant to Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo – all within an hour’s drive.
Accommodation includes a classic central hallway, three bedrooms, formal lounge, dining room, a stunning open plan farmhouse kitchen, bathroom, mud room, entrance foyer, one bedroomed cottage, tack room and laundry.
Period features include 11′ Oregon pine ceilings over the absolutely delightful north facing kitchen, vintage skirtings, Baltic pine floors, picture rails, decorative cornices and ceiling roses, original aged glass in double hung box windows, leadlight windows, cast iron ball and claw foot bath (of course), four open fireplaces, five chimneys and the morning to evening entertainment verandah, a wonderful place of relaxation and inspiration at almost any time of the day.
Farming facilities and infrastructure have been excellently planned and constructed featuring seven gated paddocks each with its own water trough fed by the reliable bore via a huge header tank, windmill and well, cattle yards, holding yards, a rustic loading ramp, workshop, four bay machinery shed and stable. Ample house water supply is via two large rainwater tanks.
Towering hedgerows and magnificent sentinels of ancient pine, cedar fir and redwood have watched over McWhinneys for generations and will continue so to do for generations to come. Land size 38.21 Ha (94.41 Acres).
Experience the ambience of an era gone by when the land was farmed by man and horse