Note Price change to $765,000 !!
Milang's historic Police Station cops an enchanting renovation.
Rising to riches in the 1860's as the main land route between Adelaide and Melbourne, lakeside Milang was also SA's busiest port for paddle steamers laden with cargo, bound for the Southern Ocean.
76kms from Adelaide, 45kms from Victor Harbor, 20 minutes from Strath, 30 minutes from Goolwa and long coveted by holidaymakers for its glistening Lake Alexandrina, today, Milang has a more unique and valuable drawcard; the historic Milang Police Station - a 3-bedroom villa, its public office, prison cells, stables and groom's quarters pardoned by an 8-year restoration...
From dinner parties to guest stays, there's no better way to do time.
Built in 1874 and nestled between the Post Office and Milang Institute, its heritage housed some 24 officers and their families for a century. Decommissioned in 1972, its fervent owners began the laborious restoration in 2013 - the thick stone, Jarrah frames, Baltic floors, and cottage gardens closely complying to its 1870's blueprint, only better.
The verdict: cohesive, chic, and utterly Colonial.
A home known to host the visiting Magistrate leads from a central hall to the living room, master, and formal dining room, all adorned with fireplaces; the dining room slipping outside via Cedar French doors.
Custom joinery carries from the dining room and into the new eat-in kitchen; Italian lights glow above a new cast iron 'AGA' & 'Essa' wood oven/stoves, butler's sink, and custom Stringybark timber topped island.
And nudging the final bedrooms - one granted glorious sun-room entry, one French doors to the garden - is the timeless bathroom.
Sans prisoners and pro entertaining, the old exercise yard with its Jarrah pergola, fountain, and brick paving readily toasts a local Bleasdale or Langhorne Creek drop, or a platter garnished by home-grown figs and mulberries.
From "Cells A & B" to a new cellar/store, both brandish the heavy timber doors that bailed up thieves; the stable/studio & store-room are 3-phase powered, have a skillion roof, Jarrah framework and Cedar doors, leveraged by valuable rear gate entry.
Whether for the annual Milang-Goolwa Freshwater Classic yacht race - paying homage to its rich port past - or for relaxing on the lake, here is your best reprieve.
You'll love:
Lovingly renovated 1874 3-bedroom Villa
8kW solar (25 Panels)
12ft. ceilings throughout
2 x 20,000 litre rainwater tanks
New gutters
2 x 'Jetmaster' fireplaces
Western Red Cedar French doors
Unique Art Deco & Italian lighting
New window furnishings
Custom joinery & 'Jason Porter' kitchen cabinetry
Timeless new bathroom
1 historical horse stable, studio & storeroom
Fully fenced cottage gardens
Instant gas hot water system
A stroll to Eastern Fleurieu School
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