1 School Lane, Exeter NSW 2579

This much admired original 1894 double fronted weatherboard railway workers' cottage is set on 1500m2 in a prime corner location of the hamlet of Exeter.
Steeped in history and tradition 'The Blue House is the quintessential cottage with many original features including regency lining boards, gabled ceilings, original sandstock brick fireplaces and a traditional wide front verandah.
The original four room floor plan houses two bedrooms a generous sunroom/office, bathroom with bath, shower toilet and vanity, a large walk through store and lounge. The king size master bedroom adjoins a sunroom and the second bedroom has an open fireplace, double hung windows and timber floors. The lounge has a Lopi wood stove in the original fireplace, built in bookshelves and French doors that open to a recently added sun deck.
A traditional lean to at the rear of the house is open plan dining and a 'galley style' white formica kitchen with smeg four burner range and oven, miele dishwasher and double sink. There is adequate bench space with a breakfast bar and vinyl flooring. Banks of windows afford picturesque views over the beautiful gardens and French doors off the kitchen lead to a covered paved courtyard/suntrap. The dining room also has direct access to the back door and the rear of the property.
Beautiful fully fenced gardens of rich basalt soils surround the house with well-established specimens of fruit trees including apricot, apple and white nectarine, a raspberry cage and raised vegetable beds provides produce while stately specimens of Manchurian Pear and Prunus tower over mass plantings of daffodils, tulip, iris and forget-me-not filled borders. Sandstone steps with border hedges of buxus and lavender frame the verandah and exquisite Crab Apples bloom close to the house. An impressive Oak and Cedar, robust Camellias and well maintained shrubs including Viburnum, Hydrangea and Japonica provide protection and nesting for an abundance of small birds. The separate storybook weather board garage and picket fence complete the picture of country life perfection.
Close to the local school, train station and iconic Exeter general store and post office, this property would make the ideal first home, perfect weekender or guesthouse with enormous potential for a sympathetic extension (STCA).