2535 Meeniyan Mirboo North Road

Mirboo North VIC 3871

?STRATHMORE? - THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY - MIRBOO NORTH REAL ESTATE
?STRATHMORE? IS AN HISTORIC, IDYLLIC COUNTRY PROPERTY, OVERFLOWING WITH THE ROMANCE AND MAGIC OF DAYS GONE BY. A CENTURY-OLD AUSTRALIAN HOMESTEAD IS SET IN GLORIOUS BOTANICAL SURROUNDS ALONGSIDE A SEPARATE TWO BEDROOM COTTAGE. EXTENDING BEYOND THE HOUSE GROUNDS ARE APPROXIMATELY 25 ACRES OF ROLLING, FERTILE RIVER FLATS ENCOMPASSING TWO PERMANENT CREEKS. SITUATED JUST OUT OF MIRBOO NORTH?S PICTURESQUE TOWNSHIP, ?STRATHMORE? WILL BE, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE QUINTESSENTIAL RURAL PROPERTY OF THEIR DREAMS, SUGGESTING FAMILY WEDDINGS ON THE LAWNS, RAMBLES ALONG THE CREEKS AFTER SUNDAY LUNCH AND PARTIES IN THE ANCIENT SHED THAT WAS ONCE THE DISTRICT?S MAJOR SHEARING HUB. OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE A TENNIS COURT READY FOR REVIVAL, A PICNIC GROUND BESIDE THE CREEK AND JUST 100 METERS OR SO FROM THE HOUSE, AND MANY LONG-ESTABLISHED EXOTIC AND NATIVE TREES. CHANGES OVER TIME HAVE RESULTED IN A WELCOMING, INFORMAL FAMILY HOME WITH A UNIQUE FLOOR PLAN THAT COMPRISES KITCHEN WITH A TRUE WALK IN PANTRY; ADJOINING MEALS AREA; SEPARATE LIVING / FAMILY ROOM WITH FRENCH DOORS OPENING TO THE VERANDAH; SUBSTANTIAL LOUNGE ROOM WITH OPEN FIRE PLACE; MASTER BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE; TWO FURTHER BEDROOMS; STUDIO WITH ATRIUM ROOF; LARGE FAMILY BATHROOM, SEPARATE LAUNDRY AND THREE TOILETS. THERE ARE MANY PRIZED PERIOD FEATURES: VERY HIGH CEILINGS; LEADLIGHT; WIDE, BULL NOSED VERANDAS WITH TIMBER DECKS AND TURNED POSTS; MARVELOUS DOUBLE WOOD FIRED COMBUSTION STOVE, AND OPEN FIRE PLACE. MORE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING SPLIT SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER, DISH WASHER, ELECTRIC OVEN AND CARPETS. THE SEPARATE COTTAGE IS FULLY SELF CONTAINED, AND COMPRISES TWO BEDROOMS, KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM, BATHROOM AND TOILET. PRESENTLY USED AS B?N?B ACCOMMODATION, THE COTTAGE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR IN-LAW USE. BOTH HOUSE AND COTTAGE ARE VERY WELL MAINTAINED. SHEDDING IS PLENTIFUL AND COMPRISES A VARIETY FOR CARS, MACHINERY, HOBBIES AND ANIMALS, IN A MIX OF OLD AND NEW ? ALTHOUGH ALL ARE IN PICTURESQUE SETTINGS, AMONGST ANCIENT YARDS AND LUSH GROUNDS, AND ALL USABLE. THEY INCLUDE A CARAVAN-HEIGHT SHELTER AND A DOUBLE CARPORT CLOSE TO THE HOUSE. ON GENTLE LAND THAT IS IDEAL FOR A VARIETY OF USES, ?STRATHMORE? IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE AN ALMOST-PRICELESS SLICE OF HISTORY IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, AND GREEN, PARTS OF THE WORLD. INSPECT AS ADVERTISED OR BY PRIVATE APPOINTMENT.