RIVER AND FOREST
The Age
Saturday March 19, 2011
$350,000-$370,000WARBURTON1 & 2/3494 Warburton HighwayAuction 2pm, April 2Agent Bell Real Estate, 5967 1277BENEATH Mount Donna Buang, on the banks of the Yarra River, a rejuvenated Warburton is increasing in appeal as a destination for tourists and day trippers.The township, surrounded by tall forests of mountain ash, has made a name for itself as a place of wellbeing, offering alternative medicines and therapies or an escape from the bustle of life. Built in the 1930s for the local Seventh Day Adventist pastors, this large brick residence is being leased at present as two sizeable units with an annual return of more than $20,000. Art deco in style, the housefeatures high ceilings, ornate plasterwork, timber floors, sash windows and open fireplaces. A small creek flows through this leafy corner block and trees provide privacy, while the Warburton Highway is nearby.
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