Description

An Enviable Lifestyle! (Note check out www.mtnapier.com.au for more details and history)
Mt Napier, one of Western Victorias earliest original pastoral runs C1840s features a magnificent example of early colonial architecture, the centrepiece of which is a beautifully restored and maintained homestead. The homestead, surrounded by outstanding gardens, grounds and outbuildings, is of bluestone origins dating back to the 1850s, and substantially enlarged to incorporate a red brick extension of Edwardian architecture in 1906. It is believed the southern weatherboard wing was added around the same period.

Situated 23km south of the regional centre of Hamilton in rich volcanic soils, Mt Napier is an exciting and highly desirable family property or alternatively suited to semi retirement purposes. Agriculturally, Mt Napier is ideal prime lamb and beef cattle country, with facilities for horses.

The homestead of up to 7 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, offers both informal living and formal reception rooms, including an impressive front hall, sunlit drawing room, ornate dining room, library, morning room and large colonial kitchen complete with original larder and scullery. The well manicured garden is sheltered by evergreen and principally feature English trees, and has many highlights including a paved rose garden, central fountain & fish pond, large vegetable garden, fruit bearing orchard, tennis court and gazebo.

Outbuildings and farming improvements are both historical and modern with The Shepherds Hut built by the original pioneers of Mt Napier in the 1840s. Furthermore an impressive barn built to house working horses is complete with cobblestone floor. Steel cattle yards, 2 stand woolshed and machinery shedding cater for the agricultural needs of today. The property is subdivided into 7 well fenced main paddocks with plentiful stock water from 2 bores.

An enviable lifestyle awaits you, one that youll find hard to resist.

A magnificent example of early colonial architecture beautifully restored and maintained, surrounded by outstanding gardens, grounds and outbuildings.
Features include:
- Up to 7 bedrooms
- Formal & informal living areas
- Kitchen, scullery & larder
- 3 bathrooms
- Eco friendly features
- Woolshed & cattle yards
- Barn/stables
- 7 main well fenced paddocks/high quality stock water
An enviable lifestyle awaits you at one of Western Victorias earliest original pastoral runs, situated 23km south of Hamilton in rich volcanic soils at the foot of Mt Napier.

AUCTION IN THE GARDEN AT 11:00a.m.on 16th November 2013.