2761 Princes Highway

Pomborneit VIC 3260

HISTORIC PERIOD HOME
'BRAESIDE' IS A TRULY GRAND FEDERATION HOMESTEAD OF APPROXIMATELY 44 SQUARES INCLUDING VERANDA, NESTLED ON SIX ACRES, JUST 16KM FROM CAMPERDOWN AND 29KM FROM COLAC. THE HOMESTEAD WAS BUILT BY THE WELL KNOWN LOCAL BUILDER TURNER FEWTRELL (CIRCA 1911) FOR JAMES AND MARY BOYD AND FAMILY. IN 1997 THE FORMER POMBORNEIT SCHOOL BUILDING WAS SHIFTED TO THE SITE AND SKILLFULLY ATTACHED TO THE HOMESTEAD IN KEEPING OF THE ERA AND NOW HOUSES A BRILLIANT BILLIARD AND RUMPUS ROOM. AS YOU ENTER THE HOMESTEAD FROM UNDER THE BULL-NOSE FRONT VERANDAH WITH IRON FRETWORK YOU ARE GRACED WITH A WIDE FRONT ENTRANCE WHICH LEADS TO A CENTRAL HALLWAY. THE BEDROOMS AND BATHROOM ARE LOCATED AT THE WESTERN END OF THE HOME WITH THE MASTER BEDROOM FEATURING A DELIGHTFUL PRESSED METAL CEILING. AN IMPRESSIVE LOUNGE BOASTS ONE OF THE MANY FIREPLACES WITH TIMBER MANTLE AND SURROUND AS WELL AS A BAY WINDOW LOOKING OUT OVER THE FRONT LAWN AND IRON FRONT GATES BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE CAMPERDOWN BOTANICAL GARDENS BEFORE RENOVATIONS WERE COMPLETED THERE MANY YEARS AGO. WELL CRAFTED WITH AN EMPHASIS OF OLD CHARM COMPLEMENTED BY MODERN CONVENIENCE, THE KITCHEN HOUSES A LONG BLACKWOOD BENCH AND BREAKFAST BAR WITH A COMBINATION OF BLACKWOOD AND GRANITE BENCHTOPS. THERE IS A FISHER & PAYKEL DUAL DRAWER DISHWASHER AND A LARGE LOFRA STOVE WITH ELECTRIC OVEN AND FIVE GAS COOKTOPS, ALONG WITH AN APPLIANCE CUPBOARD AND PLENTY OF STORAGE. ADJOINING THE KITCHEN IS THE DINING ROOM CURRENTLY USED AS THE LIBRARY AND SITTING ROOM, AS WELL AS AN OFFICE OR FORTH BEDROOM, AND A VERSATILE ENCLOSED PORCH ALONG THE REAR OF THE HOME. A FRONT AND REAR ENTRANCE HALL HAS BEEN BUILT TO LINK THE ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD WITH BILLIARD AND RUMPUS ROOM WHICH WOULD SUIT GREAT AS A STUDY AREA. THE HOME IS HEATED VIA A CENTAL GAS SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERAL FIREPLACES FEATURING TIMBER MANTLES AND SURROUNDS. EXTERNALLY THERE IS A FANTASTIC PAVED AREA AT THE REAR OF THE HOME WITH GREAT COVERAGE FROM THE EXTENSIVE VERANDAHS. SHEDDING INCLUDES A LARGE FOUR-BAY GARAGE WITH MATCHING HIGH PITCH ROOF AND DUAL ROLLER DOORS WITH REMOTE CONTROL OPENING, AND A WORKSHOP INCLUDING A FURTHER SINGLE VEHICLE BAY WITH ROLLER DOOR. WATER IS SUPPLIED BY RAINWATER TANKS AND A QUALITY BORE. KEVIN GLEESON : 0429146602