Lock in a piece of Tasmanian history

No.4 Short St, Fingal. Picture: Supplied A piece of Tasmanian history is on the market more than 145 years after it was built. And No.4 Short St, Fingal is not your ordinary historic house. It is a home with a music hall and a jail under the main floor – there is so much to explore. Harcourts St Helens director Heidi Howe said the 1880s-built landmark property blends Victorian grandeur with 1930s Art Deco influences. It is on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, she said. “The accommodation has been the first thing that catches people’s eye,” Mrs Howe said. “The beautifully restored apartments are grand — high ceilings, timber floors, and the warmth of a wood fire.” MORE: Sullivans Cove building for sale after Pub Banc collapse Timber and tide: Bruny Island living at its finest Acton-packed: Inside Tassie’s $2.125m top sale No.4 Short St, Fingal. No.4 Short St, Fingal. No.4 Short St, Fingal. Downstairs, hand-picked sandstone walls twist and turn to reveal historic spaces that speak to the property’s many uses over the years. There is a library, supper room, a chapel and the jail. “These spaces are wonderful additions to the heritage apartments, something that speaks to people with an e...