Surrounded by your own private bush land and only minutes to the very charming Franklin Township, this 60 acres (approx.) property is peaceful, private and very unique. Built of stone and wood, the house was hand crafted by a local stone mason in 1990.
Many features include
An inviting sunny and warm living room featuring a beautiful brick fire place including timber mantel, free standing wood heater and lovely polished Tassie oak timber floors.
Dining area is open plan with kitchen and has easy access to the covered sundeck for outdoor entertaining.
Kitchen has ample storage space, large pantry, beautiful ‘Rayburn’ woodstove which is connected to a wetback, heating your hot water as well as the radiators throughout the home.
The family bathroom will delight anyone who loves to relax and soak in the tub whilst enjoying the outdoor scenery.
There are 4 bedrooms, 3 large bedrooms on the second floor including the master bedroom which is spacious and warmed with a radiant heater and the wood heater flue from the downstairs stove. This has a walk-in robe and a recently refurbished ensuite.
A separate one bedroom studio is the perfect addition to this property, being self-contained this will open up many options for guests and extended family members.
Eight solar panels on the roof of the main house help reduce your power bills.
There is a single garage with ample wood storage attached, timber garden shed with fully fenced vegetable area, a large dam plus pump and a chicken run. Fruit trees include mulberry, quince, olives, hazels, lemon trees plus raspberries, black and red currants. There is also a heritage apple orchard.
The property has plenty of tank water and lovely established specimen trees and shrubs around the home. There is an abundance of native fauna for you and your guests to enjoy. To step outside in the early evenings to see Bennett’s wallabies, pademelons, bandicoots, wombats, echidnas and much more is something most people could only dream of.
Franklin is a welcoming community, with facilities including the Wooden Boat Centre, Living Boat Trust, Palais Theatre, organic shop and good restaurants and is located on the beautiful Huon River. It is only 40 minutes from Hobart, and 60 minutes to Hobart Airport.
All inspections are by appointment only, so call today.
- Balcony
- Deck
- Shed
- Built-in Wardrobes
- Floorboards
- Solar Panels
- Water Tank
