145 Wallace Pde, Healesville, is on the market with $2.9m-$3.05m price hopes.
A country abode with ties to prolific Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay is for sale in idyllic Healesville.
The 145 Wallace Pde property has hit the market with a $2.9m to $3.05m asking price.
Built about eight years ago and with a country-style Victorian design, the generously sized three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has been enjoyed as a family home since.
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But Barry Plant Yarra Glen sales manager Sarah Savio says she expects most interest for the property will come from Melbourne buyers looking for a weekend getaway.
“We’re seeing that southeast or east (Melbourne) buyer group,” Savio says of the interest so far.
“They’re looking long-term as a home, but short-term as a holiday home.”
And it’s not just lifestyle the 2.02ha home is offering – but a slice of Australian history too.
Among its exquisite, hand-picked finishes is a wooden archway repurposed from the home of the late artist and writer Norman Lindsay. He is famous for works including children’s book The Magic Pudding and painting The Crucified Venus — which was controversial for its time.
The home’s and its verdant surrounds provide plenty of their own magic too.
A country-style kitchen offers plenty of space to cook up a feast — pudding or otherwise.
Lindsay was born in Creswick, near Ballarat, and Savio says her vendor savvily sourced the arch to add to their romantic farmhouse style for the Healesville home.
“She has a real eye for detail and picked up a lot of the fixtures and fittings from other properties,” Savio says.
“(Most notably) Norman Lindsay’s – she (also) reclaimed the beams throughout the home from his original property.”
Other standout factors include 110-year old front doors, 3m-high ceilings, American oak floors and an 180-degree outlook of the surrounding mountains.
A manicured garden, from the property’s original owners, has also been maintained and kept by the vendors and would be “perfect for a wedding,” Savio says.
Natural light fills the homes living areas.
A claw-foot bathtub and plantation shutters help add charm to the home’s bathroom.
She says the property was set up for both practicality and enjoyment.
It has a driveway and main entrance to the home, plus an additional driveway providing access to two large sheds.
Inside, a large kitchen flows into a dining room with adjoining outdoor entertaining area.
Three large bedrooms – including a main bedroom with an ensuite with underfloor heating and walk-in wardrobe – ensure enough space for the whole family.
Savio says flexibility and lifestyle are still major drivers for buyers in the area.
“The amenities are starting to improve – we’ve got lots of boutique cellar doors and Four Pillars (gin distillery),” she says.
“And it’s really easy access to get back to the city.”
The vendors, she says, are moving on to their next project.
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