Celtic Cottage and
Garden House

Land 1064m²

Two dwellings consisting of

Celtic Cottage

• two bedrooms
• two living areas each with open fire
• large country kitchen with open fire
• bathroom with antique claw foot bath
• good sized laundry in separate adjacent building

This lovely old cottage consists of two foot thick stone walls, the most beautiful old fire surrounds and window sills, original wood flooring and ceilings, modern electrics, plumbing and bottle gas.

Garden House

fully self contained with:

• bedroom with ensuite - shower over large bath
• open plan living/dining/kitchen

The Garden House was originally a dairy but has, since being renovated, been successfully employed at various times as a

• full time dwelling,
• holiday rental accommodation, and
• professional office space.

Contact the Auctioneers:
Brian Hancock

Brian O'Halloran & Co.
92 Liebig Street, Warrnambool 3280
Office: (03) 5562 4777
Mobile: 0408 529 580
Email: boho@hotkey.net.au

 

Constructed in 1848

Celtic Cottage is one of the original limestone dwellings of Port Fairy.

Families have lived in this house since before:

• Gold was discovered in Victoria - 1851
• Ned Kelly was born - 1854
• Bourke and Wills embarked on their ill fated Expedition - 1860

News would have been slow coming because not even Sydney and Melbourne were linked by electric telegraph until 1858.

But their weekly newspaper will have eventually reported:

• The Eureka Stockade uprising in Ballarat - 1854
• The Charles Darwin publication Origin of Species - 1859
• The first Melbourne Cup - 1861
• The American Civil War - 1861 to 1865
• The first sighting of Uluru by Europeans (and named Ayers Rock) - 1873
• The Loch Ard disaster - 1878
• Ned Kelly hung - 1880
• Parliament House Victoria opens- 1855
  Exhibition Buildings open- 1880

Port Fairy

at one time the second most busy port in the colony with a history based on Whaling and Sealing and later a commercial port and center for Western District farming interests.

Modern day residents of Port Fairy have settled into an enviable lifestyle sustained by a variety of agricultural, commercial and industrial interests as well as a strong tourist industry.

According to travel industry writers, Port Fairy is the preferred holiday destination for Victorians and was recently named the fifth best town in Australia.