Former farmhouse blossoms
A FARMHOUSE relocated from Ocean Grove to Queenscliff in 1919 has undergone a restoration and extension, creating a home with soul.
The circa 1913 house at 37 King St is now for sale.
Vendors Neil Radcliff and Jacqueline Keys bought the rundown house about Christmas, 2009, and after the renovation and extension moved into the property in August, 2010.
“Most people thought we were crazy for buying it. They thought the council wasn’t letting us pull it down, but we didn’t want to,” Ms Keys said.
“Derelict as it was, it felt like it had a soul. We thought let’s just do this and it was worse than what we thought, but that always happens.”
During the restoration they found a weatherboard with writing on the back of it explaining the house had been moved from Ocean Grove to Queenscliff.
Mr Radcliff said they decided to put the addition away from the house, connected by a hallway, to take advantage of the northfacing sun at the front of the property.
These decisions come naturally to the couple as they are an architect and interior designer.
Many original features have been maintained, including the timber lined walls and ceilings and polished timber floorboards.
Ms Keys said the floorboards were painted black when they bought the property and have remained that colour.
Three bedrooms, a study and two bathrooms make up the original house while the open-plan kitchen, meals area and loungeroom are in the contemporary extension.
Several courtyards surround the house, including one with a vegetable garden.
Price expectations for the property are $1.15 million to $1.25 million.
For details, contact Fletchers, Queenscliff agent Charles Caldwell.