This iconic Gothic church in Castlemaine delivers an unrivalled opportunity to repurpose one of the most historical and well-known architectural landmarks in the region.

Burgess Rawson’s David Napoleone, Romanor Falconer and Raoul Holderhead in conjunction with Cantwell Property Castlemaine’s Michael Cantwell are selling the historically significant property at 11-13 Lyttleton Street Castlemaine via Expressions of Interest closing 3pm AEST Tuesday 26th September 2023.

The rich landholding has an area of 2,023 sqm across two titles with a prized 40 metre frontage.

It consists of three historic buildings including two churches plus refurbished 3-bedroom residence with a combined building area of 672 sqm.

Improvements include the show-stopping Italian-gothic church which was built c.1861, the church hall which was built c.1855 and a three-bedroom residence constructed in about 1857.

The building is in a prominent town centre location amongst the IGA, Australia Post, CBA, Nab, under construction Woolworths and only 250 metres from Castlemaine train station.

Mr Napoleone said the zoning allows numerous options including re-purposing to residential, short-stay accommodation, childcare, commercial use, community centre or a place of assembly / place of worship, all subject to council approval.

Mr Holderhead said the conversion favourable church includes pitched roof, slate tiles, magnificent stained glass windows and eye-catching original timber doorways.

“There is the potential to re-align title boundaries and further subdivide for an asset hold or sell-down,” he said.

The site features a large rear garden plus ample on-site car parking via ROW through Templeton Street.

Castlemaine offers a commercial hub of Mount Alexander Council with a trade catchment of 20,000 and is about 120km north of Melbourne and 40km from Bendigo.

The listing follows a spate of recent transactions whereby Mr Napoleone has handled multiple asset sales of a similar nature including the Uniting Church’s divestments of their Preston, Montmorency, Thornbury, Reservoir and Blackburn South locations.