Summerlees Park homestead and farm at Yarramalong sells
The pharmacist Ross Brown and his wife Joan have sold their picturesque Yarramalong Valley farm which has the original MLC Building marble statue depicting a pair of spectacular lions and protection at its front gate.
Set on the NSW central coast, the 220 hecrtare holding with homestead has sold through Webster Nolan agent David Nolan. There has been no sale price disclosure.
Summerlees Park was bought for $1.8 million in 1995 from Charles Lloyd Jones, the late David Jones retailing family member.
It had a three-bedroom stone homestead, modelled on an 1830s colonial home with central courtyard, was designed by architect Roger Charlesworth in 1983.
For the past 10 years Summerlees has been managed by David and Carol Skerry with Summerlees Park currently running cattle.
The property typically runs up to 90 Murray Grey cows and calves.
It was previously lifetime a dairy farm.
Shooting and hunting has not been allowed since the 1995 purchase.
The vendors have planted in excess of 100 Australian Red Cedar Trees (Toona Australis), most of which are in a rainforest grove and will be a legacy to the future owners.
The seeds were sourced locally.
