LISTING PHOTOS Click photo to enlarge More about Christchurch and surrounding areas here Gate to vegetable garden Northside view/Sunshine view Entrance to garden and homestead Lounge. Grand but intimate. Sunny room overlooking lawn and forest. Lounge fireplace (kauri); original plaster celings and walls.Polished kauri floor. Bedroom; 5 in total; 2 with original Edwardian fireplaces. 3 bedrooms along sunny east direction. Kitchen table and coal range (wet back).Rimu T&G wall covering. Kauri fireplace with working coal range. Modern gas hobb; bar/servery off kitchen into hallway; 2 original leadlight doors. View from front door and verandah Kauri stairwell and flooring. 12 FT. stud. n.b. servery linking hallway with kitchen/dining.

List # 10034 Historic Homestead, Leeston, Canterbury (P.O.A.) Canterbury, New Zealand 'WOODLANDS' Historic Country Homestead, Leeston, Canterbury (2.96 hectares) is very well developed and private. The home was built in the late 1890's, it being the original homestead for a large farm. The overall size of the house is 3500 sq.ft. The homestead is two storeys with three lounges, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large farmhome kitchen area and study. Outdoors provides a covered spa. A long shed (15m x 5 m) divided into four separate parts (suitable for storage etc.) Two carports 5.1m x 5.1m and a separate undeveloped outbuilding (5.9m x 3.6m) suitable for a hobbiest or a spare room. This property is suitable for a small farm with a great potential for a market garden or a specialised garden. Sheep currently graze the large front paddock and the neighbouring woodlands. The woodland area is a beauty in its own right, with fruit trees and established trees. This area would also make a wonderful specialised garden area with a meandering stream in the winter time. The great Canterbury Plains, with the mountains to the west, can be seen from this area. All views from Woodlands have a unique beauty; a beauty that has created a very peaceful atmosphere. This quality is one of the most talked about features of 'Woodlands'. This property has great potential in its own right with council approval for further 1200 sq. ft. dwelling. It's potential is further enhanced by its location; it being 30 minutes from the: city of Christchurch, airport and the town of Ashburton. The nearest township, Lincoln, is ten minutes away (as is Lincoln University). A few minutes to the Selwyn River and Rakaia River and sixty minutes to the skifields in one direction (west) and the beach in the other direction (east). The potential is limitless. jmjohns@ihug.co.nz Type:  Homestead Near School:  Yes Bedrooms:  5 Near Transit:  Yes Bathrooms:  2 Ocean View:  No Stories:  Two Stories Lake View:  No Square Feet:  Mountain View:  Yes Lot Size:  8 acres Ocean Waterfront:  No Age of Home:  Lake Waterfront:  No Fireplaces:  5 (incl.one wet back for hot water) River Waterfront:  No Listed by:  Jillian Johns  (View my listings) View Map(US only):  Area Map from Google