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Historic 1800s property Calstock Estate in Deloraine has been sold by Insitu Property for an undisclosed price. It was listed for around $9m. Picture: Supplied,
IT took no time at all for the 12-bedroom 12ha property to find new owners.
Calstock Estate at No.14746 Highland Lakes Rd, Deloraine was barely on the market for six weeks before it was sold.
The heritage home was listed for sale by Insitu Property director Kristi Seymour. She said the campaign attracted a mix of local and interstate-based buyers.
“It is unusual for one of our historical, grand properties to sell so fast,” Mrs Seymour said.
“The successful purchasers inquired within the first week of the property hitting the market, and were prompt to fly in to inspect it.”
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Mrs Seymour said the new owners bought the property for “their family to enjoy”.
“They are excited about getting to know Calstock Estate,” she said.
“Alongside the homestead’s gorgeous Georgian architecture, the gardens and grounds were a huge part of their attraction to the property.
“They haven’t ruled out the idea of sharing the property’s beautiful gardens with the public in the years to come. In what capacity, that remains to be seen.”
The sale price for No.14746 Highland Lakes Rd is currently undisclosed.
It launched as an expressions of interest campaign, and was then priced “around $9m” within the first two weeks of launch.
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The first house on this 30-acre Meander Valley property was built in 1831 for Lieutenant Pearson Foote of the Royal Navy using convict labour and handmade bricks.
It passed through a few owners before being purchased in 1853 by John Field, who transformed the house into a striking Georgian home.
The Field family held Calstock for more than a century.
Over the years, the property was used for sheep fattening and beef cattle. It also has links to thoroughbred racing horses, including the 1884 and 1885 Melbourne Cup winners, Malua and Sheet Anchor.
More recently, Mrs Seymour said her vendors spent four years lovingly restoring the property, returning the main house and outbuildings to their original splendour, while also fitting out the stables as luxury boutique accommodation.
The 750sq m house has wide wraparound verandas, fireplaces, archways, soaring ceilings, intricate ceiling roses, floorboards, and grandly proportioned rooms.
Outside, the manicured gardens boast formal hedging, enormous English oak and elm trees, rose gardens and a rotunda.
