Historic ‘Butter Factory’ is now an eight-bedroom spread
Located in Point Pass, the former butter and cheese factory has been renovated into an inviting country retreat. Does it churn your interest?
If you are looking for a spacious home with potential to earn income via additional accommodation, then this historic property in SA’s mid-north has a lot of appeal.
Located on the main street in Point Pass, about 25 minutes from the historic town of Kapunda, the property features a landmark rounded stone building. It sits on a 6,106sqm block.
Built in 1871, it has been home to a wheat and wool depot, a wine shop to finally being run as a butter and cheese factory.
According to the listing on realestate.com.au, the home became the “area’s pre-eminent retail establishment”.
“The C.F. Leditschke name was known from Loxton to Adelaide. In 1899, it added the Leditschke Butter Factory, and Cheese Factory from 1901. Milk was brought in from local farms, processed into products and distributed by horse-drawn drays.”
The current owners have painstakingly renovated the unique property while preserving much of the early architecture.
Apart from being an inviting country home, it was being run as a retreat until recently.
The main residence comprises three living areas and three bedrooms including a spacious master suite with an office, dressing room and dual ensuite bathrooms.
There are multiple living and dining areas with original wood floors, ornate fireplaces, period entry doors and lofty white-washed timber panelled ceilings. Local stone including slate and limestone have also been used in the home.
There are additional five guest bedrooms serviced by a bathroom, laundry and soaking tub room.
Selling agent CJ Setlhong of Century 21 Barossa, who is presenting the property to market, said the property had income earning potential.
“It’s quite a unique property and was run as a retreat for some time,” Mr Setlhong said.
“The location is perfect as a lot of people drive past the place coming from Victoria and NSW.
“It’s fully renovated and has potential to host a bed and breakfast business or as a getaway place.”
Boasting modern comforts such as instant gas heating and water, split system air conditioners, ceiling fans and up-to-date maintenance such as rewiring and plumbing, the original kitchen and wood-burning stoves have also been fully updated.
A separate stone building, which housed a shop that ran for three decades in the 19th Century, is being used as a yoga and meditation room. A barn, garage and store room are the other outbuildings.
For those looking to cultivate their own garden patch, there’s plenty of room. The current garden boasts mature plantings which includes a mulberry tree, fruit trees, herbs, hardy Australian natives and a series of flower beds.
There’s also a stone labyrinth that has been created as a walking meditation path and it overlooks pastoral land.
Price: $650,000 to $690,000.
Agent: Century 21 Barossa, CJ Setlhong 0448 085 077.
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