Offered for sale for the first time in 50 years, only a handful of homes such as Castlemaine's historic Buda have the same class and prestige as this irreplaceable Central Victorian icon. Gracious, noble Ethandune sits proudly at the centre of breathtakingly beautiful, park-like gardens with the kind of hedged walkways and walled gardens it takes a century to bring to fruition. Entering via the secluded rear entrance, you get the first verdant scent of the absolute privacy and artistic integrity of this special home. Equally evocative, the impressive front entrance, with glimpses of the stunning arched verandah and portico behind bay hedging, a recessed gateway and oval driveway, epitomises the pure grandeur of the era, where gracious living and restrained elegance reigned supreme. From the conservatory style "long room" looking out through double glazed windows to a private, salt water heated pool, to the grand formal sitting and dining rooms, spacious bedrooms, magazine perfect French provincial kitchen, to the light filled living room - the large open fireplaces, flagstone floored passages, proportions, outlooks and beauty of this grand home need to be experienced to be believed. Impeccably maintained for the past 150 years and delicately restored and respectfully enhanced by the current owners for over 50 years, gracious, private, beautiful Ethandune is the kind of home that evokes a grand passion. Some of the features of this irreplaceable home include:Grand formal entrance, sitting and dining rooms with restored original stencil paintwork, Conservatory style long room with outlook to pool offering brick and ivy walled seclusion, French provincial kitchen with wood fired double oven cast iron stove Light filled living room with flagstones and a large open fire-place. Three impressive bedrooms, study and smaller fourth bedroom; Cellar with fireplace (4.0m x 3.7m) Two bathrooms, Gas Hydronic heating throughout with French iron radiators and modern panels. Park-like, walled gardens with prolific fruit trees, herbs and hedges, offering privacy and inspiration at every turn. Garage-carport with rear access and off-street parking area. Woodshed-workshop and garden bathroom Heated, picture perfect glasshouse overlooking impeccably planned kitchen garden. North-facing in-ground solar heated and salt-chlorinated pool, and because nothing in this home is unsightly or out of place, a pretty line of period detailed water tanks to complete the gardens.