Ideally situated on the fringe of the historic and enchanting township of Maldon, this magnificent lifestyle property represents a substantial land holding close to town and features a picture perfect home with a stone façade, beautifully elevated and blessed with seemingly endless views. This wonderful property is also connected to town water and has more shedding than you can poke a stick at!
Approximately 104 scenic acres offer excellent versatility as this property is suitable for multiple uses ranging from hobby farming, a horses breeding complex, a viticulture or horticulture enterprise, great for a mechanic or earthmoving contractor, a farm stay proposition or perhaps simply keep it as your own private lifestyle retreat.
From a sealed road the driveway meanders up to a very appealing country homestead occupying a prominent position, high on a ridge overlooking Mount Tarengower, Pigeon Hill and the surrounding rolling landscape. The homes stone façade makes it look like it was always meant to be there amongst the gorgeous rock formations that dot the countryside here. In fact the property gets its name from one particular rock which looks just like the profile of a Mopoke Owl.
The home provides very comfortable living with a nice open plan lounge, dining and kitchen. Within this space stone feature walls offer a natural looking backdrop to a central free-standing solid fuel heater. While fresh paint and flooring would breathe new life into this home it is very clean and liveable and has some lovely features, like Baltic Pine cabinetry in the kitchen, large Colonial style bay windows, ceiling roses, patterned cornice and heritage light switches, not to mention the views from every window.
Two of the three bedrooms have built-in-robes, as does the dressing room, the main bedroom has a three piece ensuite and is connected to the study, which you may decide to use as a parents retreat. A beautiful three piece bathroom is adorned with a tessellated tile floor, a traditional cast iron clawfoot bathtub, a marble-topped timber vanity and a separate shower. The second toilet in the house is between this bathroom and the large laundry, the third toilet is in the shed. Solar hot water is another boon.
A double carport at one end of the home is very convenient for undercover access to the home and a solar heated in-ground pool at the other end will provide hours of fun. In between, timber decked verandahs with iron lace, front and back, provide an ideal vantage point from which to watch over stock and the property, they also provide a wonderful shady area to entertain guests, or simply kick back with a cuppa or your favourite ale, and lose yourself in the captivating distant views. The area surrounding the home is a lovely private haven with lawns and a relatively low maintenance garden, where a vast array of plants and shrubs, attract our beautiful birdlife.
The undulating landscape is truly picturesque and a pleasure to walk over with its panoramic views, large granite boulders, and a seasonal creek, interspersed with large stands of grey box trees. The land is mostly cleared and suitable for most forms of livestock including cattle, horses, and sheep and is divided into approximately 6 paddocks. Abundant water supply is available with a spring feed dam and a real attribute to this magnificent rural property is the endless water available on tap with town water connected.
Formerly used for the restoration and maintenance of horse drawn wagons, this property would ideally suit a horse enthusiast, farrier or tradesperson. The extensive shedding consists of 3 main outbuildings. The main shed incorporates a large workshop with 3 phase power, concrete flooring, work benches, a working blacksmiths forge and a wash room fitted with a shower and toilet plumbed in to town water. Further along there is a garage space for secure parking, 3 high set bays suitable for horse floats, caravans, trucks and farm machinery etc, and 8 horse stalls with brick flooring plus a tack room. The middle shed is ideal for the storage of hay or machinery and the bottom shed offers lockup secure storage.
Perfectly positioned less than 5 minutes drive from the heart of Maldon this property is so handy to everything you need for your day to day life with a preschool and a primary school for the kids, and a supermarket for your weekly shopping. This property is also conveniently located approximately 20 minutes from Castlemaine, 25 minutes from Maryborough, 35 minutes from the major regional city of Bendigo and for those that like to frequent the city it's a very easy commute to the Tullamarine Airport or the Melbourne fringe in around 90 minutes.
