17 Barkly Street

Former Glenlyon Primary School

This former primary school, built in 1861, is in the pretty hamlet of Glenlyon, 10 minutes from Daylesford and an easy 90-minute drive to Melbourne. Positioned on 4857sqm approx, the beautifully renovated school with five-metre-high ceilings, with an open plan kitchen, dining and living area. The kitchen comes with a 900mm gas stove and electric oven, dishwasher, bar fridge and a butler's pantry with another sink and room for laundry appliances or another fridge. The dining area has room for an eight-seat dining table and the lounge has a large couch and armchair. On the other side of the bookshelves is a private reading/computer nook. There is also a guest bathroom with a shower over the bathtub. A small bedroom, just off the living area, can accommodate a double bed but is currently another lovely reading area. The main bedroom is large with a parents' retreat and room for a lounge suite – and a king size bed. There is a generous walk-in robe with natural light flooding in and an ensuite with shower. Outside the main house, the generous covered deck leads down long steps, and a ramp, to a gravel area and a fire pit. Further out is another gathering space, covered by a historic elm, with a table long enough to happily seat 16 family and friends under its leaves. Additional accommodation or office space is available in the two separate garden studios off to the side of the main house, both with private verandahs, bathrooms and kitchenettes, and room for beds for visiting family and friends, or desks and computers – with great Wifi. There is plenty of room for parking and grassy, treed areas to wander and enjoy the country air – maybe with friends or pets? Just a stroll down the road one way is the Glenlyon General Store with the other leading to the Glenlyon Dam and the historic Glenlyon Reserve. In a previous life, the school, which has frontage onto the beautiful, alternating oak and elm Avenue of Federation, housed a café with a red line, and all three buildings have operated as successful B'n'B rental properties. - Approx. 4857m2 of land the pretty hamlet of Glenlyon - Open plan kitchen, dining and living space - The beautifully renovated school has five-metre-high ceilings - All three buildings have operated as successful B'n'B rental properties - Butler's pantry with endless storage possibilities - Two separate garden studios, both with verandahs, bathrooms and kitchenettes - Generous covered deck facing north perfect for entertaining - Frontage onto the beautiful, alternating oak and elm Avenue of Federation - A short stroll to the Glenlyon General Store, the Glenlyon Dam and the Glenlyon Reserve - 10 minutes from Daylesford and an easy 90-minute drive to Melbourne