Bathurst rural property Bathampton sells for about $2.35 million
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Bathampton Villa, an 1874 homestead designed by the colonial architect Edward Gell in Bathurst in regional NSW, has been sold. The seven-bedroom residence, which sits on a 317-hectare holding, sold shortly after its asking price was adjusted to $2.35 million.
The farm, which has been in the Gilmour family since 1856, had initial $2.5 million hopes last October.
John Newell Gilmour, who arrived in the colony from Ireland in 1832 aged 13, moved there from his Bulgandramine station at Bogan with his wife, Emma. Building the house cost £3000. The couple had 10 children, including Mary, who married James Rutherford, the eldest son of James Rutherford of Cobb & Co at Bathampton in 1890.
The homestead comes with the original brick kitchen and strangers' room. There is also the 1870s coach house with cobblestone floor and an 1820 era convict-built brick barn.
It was listed through Meares & Associates Rural agents Chris Meares and Sam Triggs in conjunction with Allan Aylward at Landmark.
