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HISTORIC TIMBER CHURCH ON PRIVATE PERMACULTURE BLOCK
6 FOSTER CLOSE, BELLINGEN
PRICE
$355,000

 
S*O*L*D 14th May 2009
 

6 Foster Close, Bellingen
Flattened 360 degree image - historic home with stories to tell - no bears - possibly a chair.

This delightful timber & fibro building started life as a church at St Mary’s in the heart of Bellingen, then it was a school house, then a library and now finally a warm and welcoming home.  Offering polished timber floors, French doors, and large covered verandahs, with 2 bedrooms, bath, living and kitchen upstairs and large studio/office/bedroom and bath downstairs.  Set privately on an elevated 893sqm block with permaculture garden, breezes and views, just a short stroll from the beautiful Bellinger River.

 
6 Foster Close, Bellingen 6 Foster Close, Bellingen

Very private weatherboard and fibro home

Polished timber floors and French doors
 

This weatherboard and fibro home would certainly have some stories to tell – built around 1900 with additions in 1945 – it has a character of its own.  It was moved to its current location in 2000 when all the wiring and plumbing were brought ‘up to speed’ then had some final touches added in 2006.

Downstairs is a fantastic studio space (6m x 6m) on a concrete slab with an ensuite bathroom that has shower over claw foot bath (perfect for balancing the bubbly on) toilet and timber vanity.  Needless to stay it stays cooler downstairs and the arched timber windows that were installed in 2006 add that ‘Mary Poppins’ touch.

6 Foster Close, Bellingen 6 Foster Close, Bellingen
Main bathroom Large studio/office/bedroom downstairs
 

As you walk upstairs you find yourself on a covered verandah that spans 3 sides of the house and enter the open plan living area though some classic French doors that started their life in a bank.  The floors in the living/dining/kitchen area offer the warm deep hue that only Rosewood can, whilst the floors in the main bedroom and bathroom offer the fresh honey colour of Silky Oak).

The curved timber kitchen benches were designed by a local guitar marker, there’s an additional tap plumbed to the sink for rainwater (not connected yet but rainwater tank on site) and there is a wok friendly gas cooktop and stove.  All the windows are timber, many of them are the original casement windows designed to catch the breeze, the kitchen sash windows open to the verandah and make the perfect serving windows while the living/dining area enjoys two sets of French doors, helping to bring the outside in.

 
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The main bedroom (4m x 4m) also has its own set of French doors opening directly out onto the covered verandah while bedroom 2 (4m x 2.5m) has nice big French windows with brass fittings and wooden blind.  The bathroom offers a deep, extra long bath, separate shower, toilet, timber vanity and feature stone wall tiles with a polished timber floor.

   
6 Foster Close, Bellingen 6 Foster Close, Bellingen
Large covered verandahs 3 sides Views from the downstairs bathroom

Outside the covered verandahs are just fantastic and the garden represents many, many loving hours of thoughtful planting to produce a garden rich with permaculture plants, local indigenous plants and rainforest bush tucker for the wildlife, the kids and for you.  There is a pond provided for frog friendly habitat and the timber chicken coop ensures happy chickens and fresh eggs.

In short this property offers loads of character and history in a well planted, private location just 200m from the Bellinger River and great swimming holes, where you may even spot a platypus from time to time, 500m from supermarket, bottleshop and medical centre and 1500m from the heart of Bellingen.

 

6 Foster Close, Bellingen 6 Foster Close, Bellingen
High ceiling living room Bedroom

 

Inspections are by appointment, or come to the open house – to make arrange an inspection or make further enquiries please use the contact details below,

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