4396 Great Eastern Highway

Bakers Hill WA 6562

A 1950s home constructed with jarrah and wandoo milled on-site, a 2-bedroom cottage built to provide multi-generational living, and a 100-year-old barn, once used to shelter horses that pulled timber drays - the landscape and buildings of this landmark property resonate with the rich narrative of rural Australian life.

Whether it's life on the land cropping and grazing, a destination venue, a riding school, a rural escape with self-contained accommodation, or a new chapter in the history of a multi-generational family property, Koodjedda presents an idyllic backdrop.

It is easy to visualise the 100-year-old barn transformed into a magical setting for country weddings, the high ceiling festooned with lights, and the original hitching posts incorporated into a reimagined space. An Olympic-sized arena and holding yards provide the foundations for equine pursuits, a replica Victorian train carriage with oak floors, an oak-lined ceiling, and a clawfoot slipper tub is an enticing getaway for paying guests, and the 2-bedroom cottage offers accommodation for extended family or a rental income.

With an eye to the future, the current owners have undertaken a sensitive restoration, highlighting original features - high ceilings with decorative roses, gleaming wandoo floorboards, a Metters stove in sparkling condition, and original fireplaces with their brick surround painted white. The interiors balance the integrity of the 1950s structure with a subtle modern aesthetic. Extensive 'unseen' improvements and updates have also been undertaken - rewiring, replumbing, new boards and balustrades on the verandah, and a new roof on the cottage.

The ingenious layout of the original floorplan endures with double doors in every room opening to admit breezes that flow across the cool, shaded verandah. The front verandah offers an iconic homestead welcome with an elevated position affording views across a garden planted with scented roses and through a jasmine-twined arbour to a flourishing citrus orchard.

An enclosed verandah runs along the east side of the home. Offset jarrah boards - once an exterior wall - are highlighted by white paint and washed with natural light from an expanse of louvred windows ¬- the effect is enchanting, a light and airy space, ideal for a library, or playroom. A limited colour palette and minimal interventions ensure a sense of light and space throughout the interiors.

Bedrooms sit at the front of the floorplan with large north-facing windows ensuring ample natural light. At the heart of the home is a flexible arrangement of interconnected living spaces with original fireplaces, high ceilings and polished floorboards. The sensitively modernised kitchen and a formal dining room complete the interior layout. A luminous guest suite nestles at one corner of the rear verandah and has access to a second bathroom with laundry facilities.

With a history that encompasses a timber mill operating at the time of the founding of Bakers Hill, the original site of the Koojedda railway siding, a classic homestead and a charming cottage, this property has witnessed generations of change yet retains a timeless magic that weaves glimpses of the past with signposts to the future.

To arrange an inspection of this property, call Brad Williams on 0408 887 375 or Nigel Williams on 0417 988 680..