15 Donalds Road, Woodend SOLD - $1,180,000
'Hazel Dell', Circa 1872 on 5.6 Acres
Nestled into a five-acre country lifestyle block less than 2 km from Woodend's bustling town centre, 'Hazel Dell' is packed with heritage charm and versatile spaces. Original features like 10' Baltic pine ceilings, three ancient corbelled-brick chimney stacks and a 100 year-old apple orchard beckon the romantic spirit and more-recent comforts include an en-suite bathroom, north-facing windows and French doors overlooking the orchard in the main bedroom, a spacious living area and double French doors opening onto a generous north and east-facing verandah.
Originally constructed in the 1870s by one Michael Doherty, the rustic early-settler timber house became home to renowned colonial artist and photographer William Short in 1892 until 1911 when the Cranney family relocated their small home from Bullengarook (by cart and a team of bullocks) and grafted it onto the rear of the original cottage. Since then several additions have been made to the house, now a little dated and inviting the next generation of owners to paint their flavour into this attractive property.
A colossal shed (9m x18m with 3m doors and 4.4m apex) will impress a country farmer or vintage car-collector and verdant paddocks are naturally primed to provide ample fodder for a couple of horses, alpacas, sheep or even a cow or two (stca). Note, several fences could do with repair or replacement before you introduce your animal friends to their new home.
Great views to Mount Macedon from various places on the property can be found and the bus to Braemar College stops on Ashbourne Road just a hop over the fence. Land size 2.301 Ha. Zoning Rural Conservation Zone One (RCZ1).