“Thistledown” - Outstanding parcel of land in the most desirable Staghorn Flat district.

“Thistledown” presents as perhaps the epitome of rural living in the most popular area of Staghorn Flat via Yackandandah. Situated on 76 acres (30.84 hectares) this gently undulating, well maintained piece of country is subdivided into five (5) main paddocks with trough system and excellent fencing plus long Adams and Schilg Lane frontage.

“Thistledown” home was built in the 1920’s and has had refurbishment and extensions in 1982 and 2000. This home is of double brick construction with a corrugated iron roof and verandahs on northern and western sides of the home.

On entry to this beautiful home we find a long wide hallway with Murray pine floors, timber fretwork and timber dado walls. The three (3) double bedrooms in the main area of the home have built in robes. The huge main bedroom features a bay window with window seat and an open fire place will original timber surrounds. The second bedroom also has an open fire place. These rooms have original windows throughout.

The family bathroom has bath and separate shower plus leadlight feature window.

A study/library features built in book cases and could be used as a fourth bedroom downstairs.

The “country” style kitchen features a long bench/breakfast bar, a slow combustion wood oven plus an electric oven and cooktop. This timber kitchen leads to a meals area and a family room with sliding doors to a north east facing patio area. A slow combustion wood heater is used in this room.

Leading from the kitchen is a rear entrance – boot room with two (2) toilets and a laundry with extra shower.

A flight of stairs leads to the upper level which comprises two (2) large living areas with overhead fan, reading nook and a sliding door leading to a balcony overlooking the rear garden.

Surrounding this beautiful home is a “park like” garden with a sweeping driveway flanked by established oaks and liquid ambers. The many and varied trees and shrubs include Ash, conifers, citrus, almonds. An attractive “cottage” style garden breaks the area into different garden rooms. Excellent area for vegetable garden, orchard includes avocados, mulberries, apricots, pear, plum, apples and peaches. A chook shed is at the corner of the orchard. Hens “free range”.

Working improvements include steel cattle yards with undercover crush and loading race, 12.3m x 7.3m lock up colorbond shed with workshop, separate workshop for woodwork, large older style shed plus modern lock up shed and a calf rearing shed.

Water is via 20,000 gallons of rainwater to home, two dams and one water hole plus a seasonal creek throughout. The large spring fed dam waters all troughs and garden and surrounds.

With school buses into Yackandandah and Wodonga, daily mail, garbage collection and an easy commute into Albury Wodonga, “Thistledown” is a property that should be inspected.

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