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ISSUE 850 FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014
HISTORY: Ravenswood Homestead.
OLD GOLD Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN.
EXCLUSIVE
BY ANTHONY RADFORD
THE birthplace of Bendigo is up for sale, and it is set to break the region’s price records. Ravenswood Homestead, built in the 1850s, is on the market from today, and is expected to sell for more than $3 million. Art van Dyk, who has owned
Ravenswood Homestead up for sale the homestead for 20 years, has run it as a bed and breakfast, and is retiring. He is building a home on Mount Alexander, that is itself so grand it is being featured on the TV show Grand Designs Australia. Mr van Dyk leaves Ravenswood
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in as good a condition as it has been since it was built. The 35 acre property has up to 22 bedrooms and numerous bathrooms. The main homestead itself has 10 large rooms over three levels. There are eight bedrooms and
six bathrooms, and a stunning grand dining room. The servant’s quarters houses a further six bedrooms with ensuites, and there is a gatekeeper’s lodge with two bedrooms, as well as a fully self-contained Chinese gardeners cottage.
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History is everywhere, including in the amazing cellar, a large stable complex and a one-of-a-kind garden cottage next to the magnificent three-tier bronze fountain. But it’s not all Georgian style. An impressive fully-tiled heated pool is nestled in between the elm trees, with an accompanying pavilion and nearby cottage. There is also a substantial dam and a pond on the property.
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