No.88 Main St, Kempton. Picture: Supplied
The chance to make your mark on history doesn’t come along every day.
Here in Tasmania’s Southern Midlands sits the former Kempton Presbyterian Church. It was originally built in 1886, and today it is ready for its next chapter to be written.
Property representative at Wolf Property, Matthew Macdonald, said there has been plenty of interest since the property launched.
“There is an even mixture, with potential buyers seeing the property as either a home, or a business opportunity,” Mr Macdonald said. “The current owner has previously considered a conversion to a cafe.”
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No.88 Main St, Kempton.
No.88 Main St, Kempton.
Mr Macdonald said the blue building retains many of the gorgeous historic features that attract people to buildings such as this, such as the ornamental stained-glass windows.
“However, it has not been used as a church for many years. It was last used as a church in the 1950s,” he said.
“Most recently, it was used as a community hall.”
Kempton is a noted destination for Tasmanian historical buildings and colonial heritage.
Embraced by the undulating hills and expansive plains of the Southern Midlands, this suburb exudes a captivating sense of community, adorned with a diverse collection of charming historic estates.
The church — known locally as the Blue Place — has a commanding street presence through its Victorian Carpenter Gothic ecclesiastical architecture.
No.88 Main St, Kempton.
No.88 Main St, Kempton.
This stately property is well located on the northeast boundary of a flat, 742sq m allotment.
The property also benefits from a small kitchen.
With its village zoning and an existing precedent for church conversions in the suburb, the property presents a unique chance to transform a time capsule into a thriving residential or commercial space that honours the area’s storeyed past (STCA).
Mr Macdonald said, when the current owner was successful in securing the property back in 2016 for $90,000, it was subject to subdivision from the adjoining camping ground.
“This included a new waterline to the property as well as upgrades to the electrical box and a new meter,” he said.
For pricing guidance on No.88 Main St, Kempton, contact Wolf Property.
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