C1917 "Woodbury" – A towering landmark of entertaining grace with magical grounds + guest house - 3325sqm - Solar + Battery - Cellar - Pool

Deeply set amongst a weave of illustrious estates, moments to Stirling and the Mt. Lofty Botanical Gardens, Woodbury is as unique and as interesting today as its c1917 backstory.<br/><br/>An architectural experiment for its wealthy first owner, Tom Backhouse, this imposing yet easy to live in landmark pairs incomparable grandeur with relaxed and solar-boosted modern living that also earns a steady income from its detached and renovated cottage.<br/><br/>The council approved 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guesthouse yields high-occupancy, 2-night stays all year round and would make an equally luxurious home office/studio or live-in retreat.<br/><br/>While paying guests remain incognito, Woodbury's wide and inviting colonial verandah marks the spot for casual - or extravagant - events under a festoon lightshow, guiding a convoy of guests along the circular driveway.<br/><br/>And with a north-facing solar heated pool front and centre bathed in year-long sunlight, it's exactly where it should be.<br/><br/>Ask the current custodians and they'll tell you they bought the estate for its private botanical gardens; today, the gardens are better than ever bearing tall oaks, elms, and poplars against ornamental pears, crab apples, rhododendrons, claret ash, pistachio, wisteria, maple, and David Austin roses amongst others, competing with the ancient sequoia centrepiece. <br/><br/>As for the 3-storey living museum piece, every exquisite hand-laid, hand-crafted, and hand-painted detail is unparalleled poetry; set aside a lifetime to discover them all… <br/><br/>Details such as the random course rock face stonework, heavy stone verandah columns, timber balustrading, and soaring casement and double-hung sash windows with deep sills and no-curtains-required privacy.<br/><br/>You'll awe over the formal dining room's Tasmanian and Red Oak timber walls and architraves, its granite drinks station, and elaborate fireplace with a carved eagle insignia; across the foyer, the informal TV lounge is ideal for summer breezes, winter open fires, and anytime verandah flow through French doors.<br/><br/>Floorplan flexibility continues with an array of palatial rooms - case in point: the sun-bathed master wing that can readily role play as another living space alongside a dressing room/office and heritage-style ensuite with clawfoot bath.<br/><br/>Explore edible and sensory surrounds, a secret garden where porcini mushrooms erupt from oak and pine tree roots, a grand chook shed, fruit trees, a firepit zone, plus boundary hedging creating a safety net for ball play, even an Italianate "Grotto" for staying guests.<br/><br/>From the Bell Tower and beyond, we said you'd need a lifetime to discover it all. That lifetime starts now…<br/><br/>There's so much more to Woodbury:<br/>Locally significant stone manor (c1917)<br/>Set on 3325sqm grounds<br/>Sweeping return verandahs for large-scale entertaining<br/>A private "Grotto" style sunlit terrace, perfect for staying guests<br/>Mains power, Main sewer and Mains power<br/>12kW solar (38 panels), 13kW Tesla Powerwall + micro inverters<br/>Ducted Reverse Cycle airconditioning<br/>3 heat banks (1 downstairs, 1 upstairs & 1 in office)<br/>Under floor heating in Main bathroom<br/>Thick solid masonry & stone walls well-insulated for summer<br/>Modern eat-in kitchen with a Falcon gas stove, combustion fire & soaring windows <br/>Original chandeliers & new lighting<br/>Lower 2-bedroom level (registered for short-term rentals/ B and B) with a large billiard/living room, kitchenette & storeroom<br/>2 upstairs bedrooms with a shared bathroom + enormous roof cavity for 2 more bedrooms<br/>Rooftop "Widow's Walk" with potential for a hills-viewing terrace (STCC)<br/>Historic stone bell tower<br/>Dry cellar off the laundry with new joinery + practical trade access for electrical services <br/>Fully fenced solar heated pool <br/>Current White Ant certificate <br/>NBN Connected<br/>Approx 40,000l Rainwater storage<br/>Automated watering system thru lawns and gardens<br/>600m to Crafers P.S. | Zoned for Heathfield H.S.<br/>Private school bus pick-ups directly out front for Seymour, St. Peters & others<br/>Walk to the Crafers Hotel, watch the Tour Down Under or take a 10-minute stroll into Stirling<br/>And much more… <br/>