109 Mountains Road, Mount MacedonVIC

A once in a lifetime opportunity to combine a country lifestyle with a business income from the same location. Currently returning $3,000 plus per week, “the business” known as Cherokee Mountain Retreat comes with the property.

YOUR LIFESTYLE RESIDENCE
Craigielea c 1895
40 squares comprises 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, formal dining room, formal lounge with open fire and reverse cycle air conditioner, breakfast room with gas fire, separate office/gym, large country style kitchen and two car garage.
The homestead was built from stone quarried from the property and retains the original timber panelled walls and 3.6 vaulted ceilings.

THE BUSINESS
Cherokee Mountain Retreat is a successful and established accommodation business of 10 years. Comprised of three purpose built cabins that sit well away from the main residence. Each cabin is open plan with one bedroom, lounge/dining area with log fire, fully self contained kitchen, large bathroom with separate shower and two person spa bath, Reverse cycle air conditioning and one car space. Each has its own deck area with sensational views to the south overlooking the township of Gisborne and extending to the Melbourne City skyline, the Youyangs and beyond.
To view comprehensive photos of the cabins and further description please visit our website.
WWW.CHEROKEEMOUNTAINRETREAT.NET

SECLUSION WITHOUT ISOLATION
An easy one-hour drive from the melbourne cbd, 45 minutes to tullamarine airport, 15 minutes to the local townships and schools of Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend.

THE SURROUNDING 8.9 HA (23 ACRES)

The property is set at 880 meters is on the south side of the Macedon Ranges and is surrounded by national parkland. The long sweeping driveway is lined with towering 100 year old mountain ash gums. Magnificent tree ferns, Rhododendrons, Maples and Azaelea add colour to the entry. The gardens surrounding the house and the cabins are well established and also boast every colour of Rhododendron and Azaela. Maples and Chestnut trees add to give the property a feeling of an old English estate.

THE OUT BUILDINGS
The “Nissan Hut” is a huge wood and utilities shed housing farm machinery, house pumps and generator. Large separate Artist’s studio attached to the rear of “Nissan Hut.” Garden tool shed and greenhouse located near house. Reproduction “Gardener’s Cottage” built around two gums and original 1870’s fireplace situated at rear of guest cabins. 4.5kw solar electric system and excellent mountain spring water with pumping rights from permanent creek plus three concrete water tanks (104,000 litre storage.)

NATIVE WILDLIFE
The property’s secluded and private nature allows native wildlife to feel safe to forage in the surrounding paddocks and gardens. Wombat, Koala, Echidna and Rock Wallaby are regular visitors as are an abundance of birdlife from the smallest of Wrens to the magnificent Wedge-tailed Eagle. Brightly coloured parrots including Rosellas and the Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo are ever present. Literally a wildlife park at your back door and an added bonus for the guests who visit.

THE HISTORY
“Craigielea” circa 1875 was built for Sir William Mountain as a summer retreat. At the time Sir William was a prominent businessman in Melbourne and the Mayor of Emerald Hill - now known as South Melbourne. Although the property is now listed as being in Mount Macedon, the area was once a well populated saw milling village named Cherokee and is still known as Cherokee to this day. Built from sandstone and bluestone quarried from the property the external walls of the house are fifty centimetres thick. Sir William used the house predominantly as his “gentleman’s residence” often retiring the ladies to his other house in nearby Kerrie.

1900’s, “Collins Street” lamp sits on the edge of the terraces. Originally lit by gas, it has been converted to current power and blends perfectly amid the Rhododendron and Azalea . The terraced gardens and stone paths which were laid out by Ferdinand Von Mueller in the late 1870’s remain as do many of the original trees including four huge chestnut trees which stand like sentinels guarding the rear of the property.

The remains of an historic Cobb and Co coach track can be found at the base of the property along with a spring fed horse trough. At the time “Craigielea” was a resting point for the horse drawn carriages travelling to and from the Bendigo gold fields.

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