741-745 Maroondah Highway

190 Acres - 1870's 2 storey brick home highly productive and versatile farming country. Prominent Maroondah Highway frontage - high traffic "Golden Triangle" tourist location. Private and picturesque house setting commuting distance to the city. The "Gatekeeper's House" at the entrance, long and gently rising driveway to the main house, sheds and the former worker's cottage now used as a studio. Includes the original brick stables complex. Shearing shed. All maintained and presented with affectionate care. Owned by the same family for the last 83 years. A history of renowned prior owners, originally an estate of over 2,000 acres. A grand, imposing yet welcoming residence. Rendered brick, a practical colorbond steel roof. Entrance gallery to the music hall and living room, formal dining room, adjacent sunroom and outdoor entertaining porch, traditional kitchen with a gas fired Aga cooker. Butler's pantry, a maze of staff rooms now used as studies and sitting rooms. A side porch leads to a store room, dairy, external bathroom, laundry and boiler room. Mains gas connected. Open fireplaces and history throughout. Upstairs, via either the owner's stairs or separate stairs for the staff. Huge master bedroom and ensuite to match, opens onto a wide balcony which provides a magnificent vista across the gardens, in ground pool and the property itself. Nursery room, another bathroom, guest room and 4 family bedrooms. The house is large and the floor plan is versatile. Some of the rooms will strike a chord as you recall the classic scenes you have seen on television and cinema which were filmed at "Yarra Grange". The gardens have hosted numerous musical concerts for charity with well known and appreciated artists. Incredible views towards ever changing mountains and surrounding vineyards. Walk to Rochford and Levantine Hill Estate, a very short drive to Domaine Chandon. Maddens Lane is opposite the corner of the property. Approximately 800m frontage to the Maroondah Highway. Yarra Glen and Healesville only minutes away. Heavy carrying and prime Yarra Valley pastures, well noted for beef production. Rich and deep soils that produce fine wines, lush fruit and vegetables. Over 1km of frontage to the Yarra River at the rear of the property, no crown land reserve, your own private sandy beach where the family have picnicked and camped. A family estate or take it to another level. One main title showing 2 lots, zoned Greenwedge (GWZ4). "Yarra Grange" is a noted early Australian property and iconic to Victoria. It can never be replicated. Inspection by appointment. Search the "Gatekeeper's house at Yarra Grange" to view the interior and details of the property's charming and rewarding second home.