Real life Camelot hits market, round table not included
Down a 300-metre long driveway is a home fondly named 'Camelot', at 847 Mount Macedon Road, Mount Macedon. It is a European-designed three-bedroom, two-bathroom home asking for offers of $2,550,000.
With two of the bedrooms with ensuite, and the third being of a study in nature, it also includes a step down gallery formal living/dining area, French doors and a verandah and.
It has two walk in pantries and 3.3 metre ceilings, however, it seems it's the gardens that are truly the feature of the home with rhododendrons, mature English trees and a variety of exotic plants, as well as feature fountains, a tennis court, croquet court and ornamental lake with 0.5 million litre capacity.
The total area of the Camelot estate is 9.25 acres of prime Mount Macedon land, subdivided into two separate homes - this listing, the main residence, and Camelot Chalet at 25 Pinchoff Lane. The main residence sits on around seven acres.
It appears the two-acres that adjoin the property, and Camelot Chalet, has recently sold by Lindsay Hill Real Estate in October for an undisclosed amount, having been listed since 2011 for $985,000, according to RP Data. The listing at the time noted that it came with a 50,000 daffodil field of unique varieties, created by well-known Australian daffodil breeder, Fred Silcock.
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The entire property itself, while not as far-back reaching as the fairytale Camelot, does stretch to 1886 when it was initially known as Hohe Warte, created by Carl Ludwig Pinschof and wife Elise Widermann.
Pinschof was a consul for Austria-Hungary in Melbourne, a businessman and an arts patron, while Elise was a leading opera singer in Australia and Europe.
Famous Australian painters have also lived in this home, including Streeton, McCubbin and T. Roberts.
After Pinschof and Widerma's ownership, was the Slutzkin family - who then retitled the home Camelot. The original home was destroyed in a fire in 1940, and it was then purchased by Norman Hutchinson who brought in the trees and plants that make this listing stand out.
The Hutchinson family actually supplied the steel for Sydney Harbour Bridge. They then sold the home to the current owner.
The new residence has been built in 2006 and the gardens restored, with views of the You Yangs mountain range and Rosslynne Reservoir.
Fireplaces, a powder room, colonial double-glazed windows and a detached three-car garage are included.
RP Data notes the property last transacted in December 1999 for $875,000.
It has currently been listed for 260-odd days, and there do not appear to be signs of any price reduction.
