Australian couple sells 1832 Georgian Mansion for A$1.6M after 14 years

Rainham’s history is intertwined with Raine & Horne, linking its original owner to the company’s founding family. When it comes to historic homes, some are restored by changing them, while others are preserved by resisting change altogether. In Bathurst, Australia, one remarkable Georgian mansion has taken the latter path. Rainham, a heritage-listed homestead dating to 1832, has retained much of its original character through decades of careful stewardship. After more than a decade in the hands of a musician couple who deliberately left its interiors largely untouched, the sprawling estate has entered a new chapter with a A$1.6 million sale.A Georgian home with deep rootsAccording to ABC and Real Estate, Rainham sits across more than 32 hectares at 720 Vale Road, Orton Park, around five minutes from central Bathurst. The six-bedroom homestead is among the city's oldest surviving properties and was built for Captain Thomas Raine, a merchant, explorer and pastoralist.Constructed with convict labour in 1832, the property remained in the Raine family until 1854. Captain Raine lived there with his wife, Fanny, and their 10 children, and some members of the family are believed to hav...