SPRING HILL CIRCA 1853 COTTAGE - $600000

Description

Now here is a property that displays the rich history that only a few buildings in the township of Willunga can boast. In 1840, Snell Chauncy, Surveyor, produced a plan of the extended township of Willunga which showed lease holders' names in part of the Beltunga Gully. Noted on the allotment plan is the name Dawe believed to be the builder of Springhill. Later occupiers were the Jacobs family from America who opened up the middle quarry at Martin's Quarry in the mid 1860's.The original part of the building is made of pug, brick and stone and displays huge flagstone slate floors. Perfectly positioned on approx 2.5 acres, Springhill features 4 bedrooms plus a study, two toilets, remnants of the old kitchen area with wood oven, a long slate paved verandah and original half paned casement windows and timber doors. The latest extension includes a spacious brand new kitchen and dining area with Spot gum floorboards and a picture perfect open plan massive lounge/living area with slow combustion heating for those cold winter nights. Double wooden doors which lead out the slate paved pergola and folding glass doors provide a stunning graded entrance through the front hallway. The newly renovated bathroom comes complete with toilet, vanity, large shower, claw foot bath and hand-cut slate floors. The new laundry has ample storage with modern built cupboards and second toilet. Springhill is elevated above picturesque gardens filled with huge river red gums and a massive lily filled spring. There are slate retaining walls, a good sized recently built double garage with concrete floor and power, and two garden sheds. All this with an abundance of birdlife and the last pocket of the paperbark melaleucas for which the area was well known. Springhill is one of the earliest known surviving quarrymen's cottages in the Beltunga Gully. If you are looking for your own piece of Willunga with real history and want the atmosphere of quiet rural living, you have found your property. A truly rare and unique opportunity!