22 Old Hume Highway

In the heart of Berrima, one of New South Wales most intact colonial villages, stands a circa-1800s cottage on approximately 1,732sqm that has belonged to the same family for seven generations. Beneath a roofline of weathered, rust-toned corrugated iron and behind a timber picket fence softened by time, this is not a renovation, not a recreation. It is the real thing: original fabric, original footprint, original soul. The property enjoys both front and back street access via the Old Hume Highway and Argyle Street, placing it at one of the founding points of Governor Bourke's 1830s township plan, moments from Berrima's celebrated sandstone courthouse and gaol precinct. Step inside and the cottage unfolds exactly as it always has: a country kitchen warmed by an open fireplace, a sitting room anchored by its original mantel, and bedrooms holding decades of family furniture, wallpaper and quiet memory. Three bedrooms, formal living and dining spaces and a traditional kitchen: every board, every doorframe, every worn windowsill carries the imprint of nearly two centuries of life lived in one place. Beyond the cottage, a secondary dwelling, a former butcher's shop and a cluster of original outbuildings, including exposed brick and sandstone forms rarely seen outside a museum, tell the story of a property once woven into the working life of the village. Established gardens and mature hydrangeas frame it all, opening onto a generous, fenced parcel that was once a working cow paddock and is now where the family's children and dogs run free, a quiet reminder that this land has always moved with the rhythm of family life, simply changing form across the generations. Zoned R2 Residential and identified as a heritage item under Schedule 5 of the Wingecarribee LEP 2010, the property is anchored firmly within Berrima's protected historic character, while sitting outside the State Heritage Register and free of any interim heritage order, offering clarity for its next owner. "The purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any encroachment, discrepancy, irregularity or matter affecting the boundaries, improvements or occupation of the property which is disclosed, identified or becomes apparent in connection with, or as a consequence of, the removal, withdrawal, cancellation or lapsing of the caution..." After seven generations, history makes way for its next chapter. Rarely does a piece of Australia's living past come to market. Rarer still, an invitation to become part of it. Land Rates $3,415.00 annual approx. Water Rates $1,350.00 + usage annual approx. Disclaimer: Information contained on any marketing material, website or other portal should not be relied upon and you should make your own enquiries and seek your own independent advice with respect to any property advertised or the information about the property.