35 Five Gums Lane, Heathcote VIC 3523

• Situated on 17.5 magnificent acres is the original Five Gums Homestead dating back to approx. 1880’s
• With over 500 metres of Wild Duck Creek frontage, sandy river flats and large rock formations, this property is truly unique to the Heathcote region
• The original section of the homestead dates back to the 1880’s with an extension added in the early 1900’s
• Inside the home has four bedrooms, master with open fire place and the fourth bedroom has direct access onto the rear veranda
• The light filled country kitchen still has the original decorative plaster ceiling and the kitchen sink offers beautiful views down to Wild Duck Creek and surrounding landscape. The kitchen has a Rayburn slow combustion stove, SMEG cooktop, double drawer dishwasher and room for a central kitchen table
• The north facing lounge room and formal meals area has an abundance of natural light, solid fuel heating, a reverse cycle split system and direct access to the rear veranda
• Family bathroom with shower over bath, vanity, toilet and linen press in the hallway
• The home also has hydronic heating throughout, although a new boiler is required
• Outside the property has many outbuildings; on the rear veranda is a mud room with second toilet, detached from the house is the laundry building, small workshop and a 5.4m x 6m home office or studio that could easily be made into additional accommodation
• A truly special feature of this property is the original timber stables that date back to the 1800’s and a four-stand shearing shed. With a little imagination these outbuilding could be transformed into B & B accommodation and/or function centre
• other external features include a full size sand base tennis court, 12m x 6.8m shed with concrete floor and power suitable for four car storage, functioning bore (35 feet deep) pumped to external taps, four rain water tanks combine for 80,000 litres of water storage capacity and original above ground concrete block swimming pool with new liner and pump
• The property also has a 2.5 KW solar system in addition to mains power and solar hot water
• Five Gums Homestead is a piece of Heathcote’s history and offers the lucky new owners a very special property to call home and somewhere to make family memories