470 Archer Hill Road, Highland Valley, SA 5255

A distinctly Australian vision of home has come of age at 'Tilpulan Tuldar', where expressive architecture, more than 22 soul-soothing acres and the independence of 'off-grid' living forge a country escape with room for generations, creative pursuits and magical childhoods.

The name looks skyward, taking its meaning from the Ngarrindjeri for 'sparkling stars', while the arrival belongs unmistakably to Wistow, where stone hand-laid by shepherds trace the district's pastoral history.

The architect-extended home appears entirely at ease, its earthy greens and browns, vast glazing and unfolding levels expressing a connection to the Australian bush that has endured since 1977.

Exposed brick, Oregon beams, arched openings and lofty ceilings define a light-filled home that moves freely between its generous gathering spaces, including a sunken lounge curled up beside a combustion fire.

Reimagined in 2023, the storage-laden kitchen makes the most of its central, semi open-plan position; giving guests every reason to linger and the day's harvest an appreciative audience.

The home has grown with one family and is well prepared for another, offering rooms that shift between bedrooms and studies alongside a 'Jack and Jill' ensuite serving both the main bedroom and children's wing.

A later addition penned by architect Frank O'Brien brings the spirit of adventure indoors, connecting the children's bedrooms with a mezzanine, three bay-window retreats and a 'Bird's Nest' that lets imaginations take flight.

Outside, Kangaroos gather at sunrise and dusk, blue wrens visit the garden and frogs call through the evening, while shaded pergolas and sheltered ferneries offer places to pause between the pleasures and projects of country life.

There's room for absorbing pursuits indoors too, with an underground cellar that once housed a miniature world handmade by the owner, crafted with the help of a substantial powered workshop.

Bill-busting solar power, extensive rainwater storage, productive vegetable beds and a plentiful wood supply support that planet-conscious, garden-to-plate existence.

Dams, fenced paddocks, covered cattle yards and substantial shedding give practical substance to the lifestyle, while the 3500 owner-planted gums give its next custodians a forest thirty years ahead of anything they might plant themselves.

With Wistow Bakery on the local coffee run, Mount Barker's schools and shopping in one direction, Strathalbyn's heritage streets in the other and Langhorne Creek's cellar doors within reach, Highland Valley keeps so much close to a home that feels so far away.

More to love:

⁃ A tightly held country home built in 1977 and architecturally extended in the 1980s, combining original Australian modernist character with decades of considered maintenance, productive infrastructure and an established native landscape
⁃ Almost self-reliant country living with extensive rainwater storage, solar, dams, productive gardens, shedding, paddocks and firewood
⁃ Original residence built by Terry Scarce Constructions
⁃ Brick veneer construction with cyclone-rated metal roofing, Oregon timber and concrete raft foundations
⁃ Flexible accommodation offering at least five bedrooms with scope for additional sleeping, study or activity spaces
⁃ Characterful children's wing with bedrooms beneath an open mezzanine
⁃ Three mezzanine bay-window retreats plus the tucked-away 'Bird's Nest'
⁃ Sunken lounge with 10'6" ceiling, Jindara combustion heater and distinctive arched brick feature wall
⁃ Renovated Balhannah Kitchens kitchen completed in 2023
⁃ Renovated original bathroom and laundry completed in 2023
⁃ Second two-way bathroom servicing the main bedroom and children's wing
⁃ Professionally repainted interiors completed in 2026
⁃ Newly carpeted front bedrooms
⁃ Multiple reverse-cycle air-conditioning systems
⁃ Ceiling insulation throughout
⁃ 3.9kW solar system
⁃ Front and rear pergolas with retractable summer shading
⁃ Four-car undercover parking
⁃ Approximately 100,000L concrete rainwater tank servicing the home
⁃ Approximately 100,000L additional tank storage beside the implement shed
⁃ Large dam with overflow dam plus an additional rear dam
⁃ Extensive house, garden, shed and perimeter sprinkler network
⁃ Large (40' x 20') implement shed with covered cattle yards and adjoining utility shelter
⁃ Productive fenced vegetable garden with automatic irrigation and summer shade
⁃ Electrified perimeter and paddock fencing
⁃ Approximately two-acre house paddock plus adjoining paddock
⁃ Character stone walls using stone gathered from the land, complemented by historic Wistow stonework at the approach
⁃ Recently upgraded entrance road
⁃ NBN satellite connectivity
⁃ School bus stop approximately 800m away
⁃ Conveniently positioned between Mount Barker and Strathalbyn, with Langhorne Creek wine country, the South Eastern Freeway and major Mount Barker services within easy reach
⁃ Less than 50 minutes from Adelaide

Specifications:
CT / 5786/929
Council / Alexandrina
Zoning / RU
Built / 1977
Land / 91100m2 (approx.)
Council Rates / $2,457.15pa
Emergency Services Levy / $108.35pa
Nearby Schools / Macclesfield P.S, Mount Barker H.S

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Type

House

Bedrooms

5

Bathrooms

2

Parkings

5

Area

9.11 ha

Study

1