22 Albert Street, Trentham, VIC, 3458, Australia

It is so rare to present a property that has such an historical pedigree in our much-loved Trentham.

Built in the 1920s, by Carl Schulz, who was the original owner of the Trentham Hotel (which is now known as The Plough), the past and present have been artfully united in this reimagined quintessential country property, now consisting of two separate, iconic dwellings, where heritage features, combined with a restorative and creative eye, are celebrated with contemporary flair.

As soon as you enter through the Neil Tait hand crafted, wrought iron gates, supported by Castlemaine stone fence pillars by Huntly Barton, you are immediately immersed in a stunning English garden oasis of soaring Silver Birch trees, deep terraced cottage garden beds and the majestic, English Box hedges creating many garden rooms and microclimates. You will immediately feel right at home, with so much to see, experience and explore.

Recently curated and boldly painted by Alex Muir, in her signature colours of bright yellows, blues and greens, the Main House has been transformed into a beautiful home with a most spacious open plan living area, with floor to ceiling bookshelves, dining space for a large eight seater dining table and a gourmet kitchen with a traditional Falcon double cooker range and an impressively large marble island bench, with built in wine fridge and wine racks, taking centre stage.

There are three bedrooms, one superbly designed into a peaceful and tranquil library with floor to ceiling bespoke bookcases and the guest room is charming with cool, green hues. The master bedroom is sunny and bright, overlooking the garden, with a large walk-in wardrobe and generous ensuite. The central bathroom is very functional, with a beautiful red cast iron claw bath, porcelain tiled floor and walk-in shower recess.

Within the wide, expansive returned verandah the north facing section has become a generous private patio to include an entertainers delight with alfreco seating and dining, a wall mounted TV and indulgent wine fridge.

The Guest House, called SECONDO, is a much loved and respected short term accommodation option for guests to enjoy and explore our fabulous region for over 9 years.

It is an architect inspired residence empathetically and harmoniously designed to reflect the historical nature of this setting and consists of two-bedrooms, open plan kitchen, with European appliances and a cleverly integrated, combined bathroom, with double vanity basins and laundry. The stylish dining and living area, with Tasmanian Oak floorboards, with direct access to its own secluded rear patio is the perfect spot to sit back, relax and simply gaze at the meticulous garden.

The signature key features are top of the range contemporary inclusions of electric hydronic heating, Miele appliances, marble-like benchtops, bevelled edge glass doors, spotted gum polished floors, celery top ash timber decking, Italian slate steps, Welsh slate covered carport and 5.0kw solar panels for off-grid electricity.

The gentle gradation of the land has been beautifully landscaped and designed with wide sleeper terraced steps leading to The Oval – a lush green and restful area to entertain and enjoy the vista of the formal gardens or play a game of cricket in the summer months. Private garden rooms, in particular the extensive edible kitchen garden are dispersed amongst the stone pathways and precision trimmed hedges.

The garden also boasts a traditional Potato Pickers shed, which has been fully insulated to become a unique studio, a Garden Shed for all your gardening tools and equipment and Glass House, with internal sprinkler system for propagation of seedlings.

So overall there are a total of five bedrooms (one a library/study), 3 bathrooms, two kitchens and two spacious open plan dining and living areas which can provide intergenerational living or short term accommodation income options.

Conveniently located in an extremely quiet neighbourhood and only a short walking distance to the local cafes, restaurants, specialty shops and close to the local primary school, library and Springs Medical Centre.

Trentham is now one of the foodie and culture meccas of the Central Highlands and is just over an hour from Melbourne with public transport between Daylesford and Woodend/Kyneton links the V/Line services to Melbourne or Bendigo.

A wonderful, welcoming community spirit to immerse yourself in, you couldn't ask for or expect more of the country lifestyle you deserve.