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Victorian heritage villa selling for $50k to make way for tunnel extension
A heritage-listed Wellington villa that could be yours for a mere $50,000. The catch...it will need to be relocated.
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A heritage-listed Wellington villa, Ettrick Cottage, is for sale for $50,000, but the buyer must relocate it. The 1873 cottage is being moved to make way for the new Mount Victoria tunnel.
This rare 1870s worker's cottage has a Historic Place Category 2 listing and retains many original character features. It also includes modern conveniences and protected rimu floors. The owner seeks a buyer to rescue the historic home for future generations.
The cottage is considered a fine example of an 1870s workers’ cottage.
Flashback: Ettrick Cottage started life in Austin St, Mt Victoria. The builder-owner sold it to Samel Atkins and his family lived here till 1955. It was moved after a developer bought the site in 1994.
There are French doors opening out at the rear.
‘If I won Lotto I wouldn’t be selling’
Flashback: Samuel Atkins with family outside the Ettrick Cottage at Austin St, Mt Victoria. Atkins was a local identity in Wellington.
There are solid rimu floors beneath the vinyl and carpet.
he kitchen is relatively modern, but there could be an opportunity to open it up.
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