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with HERRMANN HOUSE This is not just a story about some luxurious new accommodation in a cute little historical town. It’s a story of how two little old ladies – (or houses) that came together and now will live on for another 100 years.
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that,” she said. “I save and renovate buildings for a living and love the idea of saving something so old.”
Located in Kalbar on the main street sat a neglected, little cottage that was built before the turn of the century. What was possibly one of the oldest houses in the town, the cottage had a major lean and way too many additions.
And so the project began. At the same time, another historic, farmhouse sat up on a hill about 1.5 kilometres away f rom the town. It too was built around the same time and had the same building features as the cottage in town. Wide horizontal internal VJ’s, the same sharply pitched roof, and the same decorative X shaped features either side of the f ront door.
When the owners Paul and April bought it, they were astounded at how this little house had, an outside tap in the lounge room - “We had two of our builders suggest that she be knocked down as there wasn’t much to salvage” said April. “But I wasn’t going to buy
“We were given the opportunity to save this farmhouse by the owners of many, many decades. It too was empty and way too much of a project for them. The owner’s one condition was to keep the house in Kalbar and restore it back to its original beauty” said April.
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