51 Urquhart Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

This property is unique in Castlemaine. It is a beautiful, sustainable, completely retrofitted, early Federation weatherboard home set on a generous 1391 sqm double block opposite Buda historic house and gardens. It is also an easy walk to the station, the Botanic gardens, superb local cafes and close to schools.
"Orme" is a well maintained home carpeted in pure wool and offering three double bedrooms, two with period fireplaces. The large master bedroom has a gorgeous, contemporary en-suite and it features an unusual painted Art Nouveau ceiling.
The second bedroom has a box bay window with original flannel flower glass and Art Nouveau pressed metal ceiling. The charming third bedroom has large built in wardrobes. A modern, stylish bathroom with toilet and walk in shower services these bedrooms. It includes a beautiful claw foot bath adjacent to a stunning floor to ceiling cathedral window which over-looks a small paved private space.
Through internal glazed French doors, a large dining room opens onto a contemporary kitchen with a vibrant glass splash back, quality appliances, fabulous storage and a large built in pantry. Featuring a picture window, the kitchen is separated from the dining room by a breakfast bar/preparation bench. The north facing dining room which overlooks the garden and the wisteria- covered pergola has a large open fireplace and the room opens onto the verandah via French doors. The return verandah provides a variety of places to sit quietly for a morning coffee or late afternoon glass of wine.
The spacious, light filled, north facing living room has one wall of glass overlooking a balustraded deck accessed by a pair of French doors.
Imagine a large above ground cellar, work shed, hen house, organic vegetable garden and orchard set in a cottage garden containing a superb, separate studio and a gazebo.
This sustainable home provides you with a complete on site sewerage system watering the lawn and garden, water storage that is plumbed to either tanks or filtered town water. Solar power supplies low cost electricity. There is gas boosted solar hot water and double glazing throughout, plus hydronic heating and evaporative air conditioning as well as overhead fans in the main living areas.

51 Urquhart Street is a special offering â?? quiet and close to hundreds of acres of state forest, golf course and walking tracks yet close enough to walk to town and to be connected easily with this amazing and diverse community.