Former Stawell Literary and Scientific Institute
54 Longfield Street, Stawell, Victoria
Built 1868
Price: $580,000
A lease may also be considered
54 Longfield Street, Stawell was constructed in 1868 as the Stawell Literary and Scientific Institute and at that time had a reading room, classrooms, a lecture room
and a library of 400 books. The Victorian Heritage Database indicates why the former Stawell Literary & Scientific Institute is significant - "There are no buildings
which can be directly compared to the form and detail of this building and there are certainly no comparable mechanics institutes. The closest buildings are to be
found in the first settled parts of New South Wales and in northern Tasmania. The building is quite intact from the period when it was converted into a dwelling.
The building is significant for architectural as well as historical reasons. It is important at a national level."
The building was restored from 2015 to 2017 when it was publicly opened as a restaurant / café.
On the first floor are two large bedrooms with an en suite which includes a vanity, double shower and toilet.
On the ground floor is a large lounge and dining area and a rear room. There is a large commercial kitchen.
The room at the front has polished timber flooring and holland blinds on all windows and a wood fireplace..
There is parking space at the rear of the property for up to ten vehicles in addition to parking on the street.
There are two toilets on the ground floor and two outdoor toilets, one of which is an accessible toilet.
A timber picket fence is at the font of the property and the side boundaries have colorbond fencing.
The driveway and rear yard have an all weather surface.
A cottage garden is to be found at the front of the property.
The property with a highway frontage is on a large block of 1,035 square metres and has commercial development opportunities in this tourist town near the Grampians.
Contact -Owner, Joanne, for more details on 0438 392 855
Year Built 1868
2 large Bedrooms with ensuite upstairs
2 ground floor & 2 outdoor toilets
10 Car parking spaces