An iconic Dandenong Ranges property will soon be up for sale, with huge interest already shown on the property.
The heritage-listed Rostrevor house in Sassafras was built in 1893 on a two acre property and features three stories, 26 rooms and a guest house.
The property – located at 411 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road – is included in the heritage overlay because it is “representative or rare example of the once numerous guest houses in the Dandenongs during the 1920s,” according to the Victorian Heritage Database Report.
Fletchers Yarra Ranges director Scott Allison said the Rostrevor is one of “the most iconic buildings in the Dandenong Ranges.”
“It’s probably the most visual one, you can’t help but see it when you drive past,” he said.
“It’s been on every postcard of the Dandenong Ranges that I can remember.”
The property is expected to sell for between over $2 million, though people hoping to see inside the private building will be disappointed.
“We aren’t opening this one up to the public, it will be registered buyers only at the owner’s request,” Mr Allison said.
“They don’t want thousands of sticky beakers walking through the home.”
Restrevor House was last sold in the 1960s and has been privately owned and closed to the public since.
Mr Scott said the house “will need to be restored, but it’s structurally it’s in good order.”
While no dates for the expression of interest auction have been set yet, it is expected to hit the market in four weeks’ time.
