TUCKED into the rolling foothills just 15 minutes from Gloucester, a remarkable slice of local history has quietly come to market for the first time in more than a century.
With a price guide of $2.1 million, set along Craven Creek with a stunning mountain backdrop, this five-bedroom timber homestead at 147 Rosses Road is a rare survivor from an era when homes were crafted by hand and built to endure.
Lead selling agent Peter Markey, from McGrath Gloucester, said the property’s heritage reached deep into the district’s early settlement story.
“The Shaw family took up the property in 1902 and they established the home there around 1920,” he said.
“It was built out of rosewood milled on the property, so the exterior weatherboards are rosewood and the interior weatherboards are rosewood. And it’s the original shellac on the walls.”
A sweeping, tree-lined avenue of about 100 liquidambars leads to the homestead, their canopy framing the original timber residence and its expansive, established gardens.
But the home is just one part of what gives this 280-acre property its character.
The land itself is close to a pristine waterway.
“The house has frontage of Craven Creek, which is renowned as the second cleanest river in Australia after the Snowy River,” Markey said.
With rainforest pockets, waterfall views, and steel cattle yards, the property blends lifestyle, history and practicality in a way few rural holdings can match.
Markey said interest had been strong since it hit the market.
“We listed the property about three weeks [ago] now, and we’re getting quite a few enquiries already,” he said.
He issued a warning to potential buyers about the property’s upkeep.
“I’ll tell you now that one of the things people need to be aware of is that when you’ve got a big garden like that, it takes a lot of looking after,” he said.
“So it’s not a weekender. It’s for someone who wants to retire and live there and enjoy the ambiance that the property’s got. “You’ve got a waterfall, a creek running through it, and it’s a very private location.”
The homestead itself remains largely untouched – a living time capsule – with one key update.
“It’s a five-bedroom home, so it’s quite a generous-sized home,” Markey said.
“The kitchen has been modernised, and the rest is pretty much original. It’s a piece of local history.”
By Matt TAYLOR
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