A massive vacant lot with a sad history has hit the market, offering a huge slice of land to buyers with imagination looking to escape the hustle and bustle. The one-acre property at 51 Gould Street, Gormanston in Tasmania’s west was once home to the town’s primary school before it blew down in high winds in 1951. Like most properties in the once-bustling town, the lot remains vacant, with Gormanston’s population having dwindled over the decades.
The 4204sqm lot is almost entirely covered in concrete and asphalt. Picture: realestate.com.
au/buy Almost the entire site is covered in concrete, save for a few patches of greenery where nature has begun to reclaim the property. The property, which is still owned by Tasmania's department of education, has been listed for sale for $115,000. A few signs of the property’s educational past remain, including the remains of basketball hoops and a plaque outlining the history of the site.
Eerie signs of the property's former use as a school can be found on the site, including the remains of a basketball court. Picture: Google Most of the site is covered in “many different layers and levels of concrete and asphalt,” according to selling agent Rodney Triffett of Harcourts West Coast. “It’s a very big lot, one of the biggest in the Gormanston area,” he said.
“To my knowledge you can build on it but it comes down to council approval. Rural is harder to build on than general residential.” The block is one of the largest in .
