26 Irvines Road

Orbost VIC 3888

Buy yourself a piece of history! Once a flourishing native nursery with an historic federation homestead and bungalow sitting on just under 5 acres or 1.99ha (19900m2) of fertile land, overlooking the Marlo flats, on a quiet road on the edge of Orbost in East Gippsland.

Kanooka Eastern Native Flora Nursery, was once a productive commercial business growing native plants and also helped with the revegetation of the Snowy River project. The infrastructure is still in place for the business but has not been operational for many years. There is a massive shed (24m x 9m approx.) comprised of 2 loft areas, a front room/office, a huge centre area for workshop production area and a one-bedroom accommodation, all under the roofline. There are four hot house frames with irrigation hoses connected and 2 water tanks available with soil and planting areas nearby.

The federation homestead was built over 100 years ago and has kept all the character features and charm of yesteryear, from high ceilings with rosette centrepieces, decorative lighting and ornate cornice, wide skirting boards, wooden sash windows, covered in open fireplace with a gorgeous mantlepiece and a grand Stanley wood stove. There is a large kitchen with a walk-in pantry and a large dining area ideal for a family setting. Wide floorboards flow throughout the home with a sitting room at the front of the property looking over a cottage garden and a large family lounge room warmed by a freestanding slow-combustion woodfire place at the back of the home. The master bedroom has an ornate closed off open fireplace and high wooden robes with wooden ceiling, the second bedroom is very large and has a study nook looking over the verandah and the third bedroom opens off a long hallway full of shelving. The bedrooms are serviced by a central bathroom with a skylight and leadlight windows. Here there is a bath and vanity whilst the toilet and laundry are separate near the side entrance. At the back of the home is a wide wrap-around under roof verandah, a great place to relax and take in the fabulous rural views towards the Snowy River.