14 Franklin Place, Hamilton

Experience the genuine, untouched colonial atmosphere of Hamilton, a heritage village just an hour from Hobart, through the doors of the conjoined, convict-built cottages. Dating to approximately 1845, these properties offer a unique opportunity to own a significant piece of Tasmania’s preserved early Georgian streetscape.Victoria’s Cottage is distinguished by its sandstone construction, steeply pitched hipped roof and original 12-paned windows flanking a central four-panelled door. Inside, the "lovely internal stone walls" are a stunning feature, providing texture and history.Hamilton is a strategic and peaceful location, renowned as one of the two largest townships in the Central Highlands LGA. The village avoids the commercial pressures of the Hobart, offering a rare opportunity to experience a southern Tasmanian village as it was in the Georgian and early Victorian eras, a former vital transport hub with a lively frontier past. The cottages are surrounded by other significant convict-built structures, including the nearby Hamilton Inn (c1826) and St Peter's Anglican Church (c. 1834), one of Australia's oldest functioning churches.The properties are set within rambling country gardens, a feature that enhances their village charm. The gardens of Victoria Cottage are a "picture of flowering shrubs and rambling garden beds," recalling the quintessential village cottage gardens found on the edges of communal greens in rural England.The information contained herein has been supplied to us and we have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however, cannot guarantee it. Accordingly, all interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify this information.