Passed in at Auction
Historic landmark Upper Hunter Valley rural property Baerami House was passed in at auction yesterday and is now for sale privately through the marketing agents Meares & Associates, with an asking price of $4.2 million.
Undoubtedly one of the historic rural properties in the Hunter Valley area Baerami House dates back to the 1830’s when it was taken up by well known pastoralist at the time, Emmanuel Hungerford. It was during the ownership of son Thomas that the two storey Baerami Homestead was built in 1875 with sandstone quarried on site and featuring magnificent red cedar joinery, together with 13 foot high ceilings throughout. After a further series of recognised owners, including the nearby Martindale White family, the remaining Baerami Estate was subdivided and sold by auction in 1926 to 19 separate purchasers. The present owners subsequently purchased the Homestead farm comprising 797 acres (322 ha) some 17 years ago.
The northeast facing two storey classic Georgian style sandstone homestead surrounded by wide verandahs on both levels, is undoubtedly the ‘jewel in the crown’ - providing an excellent standard of country living with its large formal sitting/library, separate formal dining room, 4 spacious bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms all with open fireplaces, and the renovated kitchen area. Adjoining the homestead is a self-contained 3 bedroom weatherboard cottage together with an attached studio/office, overlooking the inground pool.
In recent times Baerami House has been operated as a commercial cattle breeding and fattening property carrying up to 150 outstanding Angus cows, grown and fattened on a mixture of improved and native pastures, of which 79 ha can be irrigated based on an irrigation water entitlement of 534 MgL, which even today despite the extreme dry season remains intact.
Farm operating improvements include the centrally located ‘all steel’ cattle yards, 4-stall horse stables with day yards and a large all-purpose shed/garage/workshop.
Marketing agent Chris Meares in commenting on the sale stated, “Despite the extremely unusual seasonal conditions prevailing right across eastern Australia, Baerami House still is able to produce fat cattle with its irrigated pastures. There is no doubt that this property includes a unique mixture of features including:-
- its historic significance
- the magnificent Baerami homestead and separate 3 BR cottage
- 950+ acres, including nearly 600 acres of mainly alluvial creek flats and loam pasture country
- its scenic beauty virtually surrounded on all sides by the Wollemi National Park
- the scenic Baerami Creek together with two other semi-permanent creek systems
- its closeness to such centres as Denman, Mudgee, Muswellbrook
- surrounded by some of Australia’s leading horse studs and a thriving wine grape growing and wine producing industry
There are only a limited number of these historic rural properties, especially those maintained in the condition of Baerami House - the sale of which provides a special opportunity for someone to purchase an outstanding and historic rural lifestyle property including a productive irrigation farm, in one of Australia’s leading rural lifestyle, wine production and equine areas” he concluded.
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Chris Meares
Meares & Associates