Former Paul Bangay estate for sale
A historic Woodend school house converted to a private residence – owned prior to 2005 by Paul Bangay, who installed a dramatic garden – is for sale again.
Known as St Ambrose, or The Enchanted Garden, 7 Wood Street carries $8-$8.8 million price hopes.
Accessed via a Manchurian pear lined driveway, the main home, a Victorian, contains three bedrooms – each with Mount Macedon views – and four bathrooms.
One of its two living areas is under a cathedral ceiling.
A study, meanwhile, contains a built-in cherry wood bookcase and desk facing a balcony overlooking the sprawling front yard and the Woodend town clock.
A self-contained guesthouse off a forecourt adds another bed and bath while two garages can accommodate up to five cars.
The 1.09 hectare holding also includes a pool, sunken conversation pit with a fireplace, and two secret gardens, all surrounded by mature trees and hedges.
Kay & Burton’s Campbell Kilsby and Will Maxted are the agents; they said the home lends itself to prestige guest accommodation.
Any buyer has an option to buy a 4044 sqm parcel next door, 22 Brooke St, which has the potential to be subdivided and sold down as four plots (story continues below).
Another Paul Bangay home for sale
The listing of 7 Wood St comes four months since Paul Bangay’s most recent local private residence – Stonefields, in Denver, about 25 kilomtres north west of Woodend – sold for more than $11m.
On 20.23ha, most of which is used for grazing, it also contains a garden laid out by Mr Bangay.
The buyer was a consortium backed by another high profile gardener, Jamie Durie, along with investment banker Kim Jacobs and financier Dominic Lambrinos, which plans to convert the estate into a resort.
Woodend is about 65 km north west of Melbourne.
It is about a half hour drive from Melbourne Airport.
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