Built in 1927, this solid weatherboard home ticks all the boxes for those seeking a rural lifestyle but with access to many local services. The house is in fantastic condition and set well back from the road, boasting water views, many outbuildings, fruit trees, outdoor entertainment areas and flexible living arrangements.
Situated in the beautiful Huon Valley, the house is on just under two acres of land on the outskirts of Port Huon. It features high, pressed metal & baltic pine ceilings, timber floorboards, three generous bedrooms, open plan lounge & dining room and an up-to-date kitchen. There are one to two more potential bedrooms in the sleepout behind the house, accessible via a covered courtyard. Both rooms are insulated with the possibility of creating a self-contained living space as there is already plumbing installed for a toilet. There is also a workshop/ potting shed at one end of the sleepout.
At the front door there is a welcoming porch, sheltered on three sides - a perfect spot for your morning cup of tea while you take in the water views to the front and the rolling green of the nearby paddocks. Once inside there is an airy high-ceilinged hallway with pressed metal detailing and the hardwood floors that continue throughout. The two bedrooms on the right are of good proportion, with the front one containing a original fireplace. With the house currently used as headquarters to a second hand book business, both of these rooms are used for wall to wall book storage at the moment.
The design of the master bedroom has cleverly provided a walk-through wardrobe that accesses the recently renovated main bathroom, comprising of a toilet, a standalone bathtub, French doors, a modern vanity unit with good storage and an open-fronted shower. There is also a door to the hallway so the bathroom can be used without entering the master bedroom - which also has an ornate fireplace and mantlepiece.
The hallway opens up into an open plan lounge flowing through to a dining area. There is a pellet heater to keep you warm, as well as a reverse cycle air conditioner (heat-pump) - a Tasmanian necessity. A servery connects the kitchen to the lounge and renovations have ensured that there is usable modern functionality to the space.
The kitchen has a gas cooktop and electric built in oven, large pantry spaces and ample storage.
Adjacent to the kitchen is a small mudroom leading through to the laundry & second renovated bathroom which contains a shower, toilet & vanity.
The house is on town sewer, town water and also has two water tanks. There is a creek flowing through the property for about six months of the year.
A good solar set up keeps the power bills down. One bathroom uses the electric hot water tank and the other uses the instantaneous gas hot water service which also provides hot water to the kitchen.
The property has an open carport, large animal shed and a huge, beautiful old barn, offering potential for various uses.
There is a large vegetable garden at the back of the property and two generous raised beds in the side garden. The property hosts a beautiful old walnut tree, as well as mature apricot, plum, apple, and olive trees, plus younger grapes, lemons, nectarines, figs, feijoa and more.
The property is fully fenced into multiple parcels, some of which have been reinforced to keep an agile dog secure. The house has been recently insulated as well as re-wired.
Located just 20 minutes from Huonville, 50 minutes to Hobart and 5 minutes to the village of Geeveston, Port Huon offers a hotel/pub, marina, cafe/take away, sports and aquatic centre, a new boardwalk along the Kermandie River (right across the road) and a bush walking path through to Geeveston. Geeveston has lovely cafes, a wonderful riverside park containing an enclosed dog park & interactive children’s play ground with BBQs & bicycle track (you will spot platypus in the river frequently), a Bendigo bank, hardware store and IGA supermarket plus many other services and small businesses. Just 20 minutes away is the World Heritage listed Hartz National Park where you can play in the snow in winter.
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