Portarlington homestead built with Scotch College bricks seeks $3.5m

252-270 Tower Road, Portarlington, takes its inspiration from the Victorian-era. Australia’s grand 19th inns were the inspiration for a Bellarine Peninsula homestead that’s hit the market for upwards of $3.5m. Reclaimed materials featured at the stately four-bedroom house include 100-year-old red bricks salvaged from the former Scotch College Music Hall and flooring from the Port Adelaide Woolshed. Fletchers, Bellarine listing agent Wayne Wrigley said the owners had transformed the 4.05ha property at 252-270 Tower Rd, Portarlington, from gorse weed-covered pasture to a curated country estate. RELATED: Renovated McGlashan Everist home in Newtown up for grabs Historic Great Ocean Road farm listed for $9m Bayside acreage with golf range, tennis court hits market The manicured grounds now wind through hedgerows and rose gardens, with a netted vegetable garden, apple orchard and chook run providing a degree of self-sufficiency. “Few property such a rare combination: 10 private acres with the tranquillity of a country estate, yet only about a 20-minute walk from Portarlington Pier and the shores of Port Phillip Bay,” Mr Wrigley said. “The current owners have not only created a new build ...