A piece of Jamberoo history is now on the market.
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The property at 32 Factory Lane, Jamberoo has been listed for sale, with a price tag of $1,850,000.
In February 2016, the luxury home, converted from part of the historic Jamberoo Milk Factory, sold for $1.48 million.
It's now on the market again.
In the early 2000's at the time of milk deregulation, the industry property on Factory Lane was transformed into two residential dwellings.
Selling agent Vivienne Marris, principal at Elders Real Estate Jamberoo previously told the Mercury that the Jamberoo Milk Factory, built in 1928, still continues to play a part in the Jamberoo Valley, "not as a commercial venture but as an extraordinary home and a strong visual reminder of a legendary past".
The original engine room of the Jamberoo Milk Factory was converted to a contemporary home on approximately one acre in 2004.
Called Le Jardin, which translates to 'The Garden', No.32 features the original exterior retained due to its heritage listing.
The property's first incarnation was in 1887 when it operated as the Waughope Butter Factory, before amalgamating with two other dairies in 1898.
In 1908, the Jamberoo Co-operative Dairy Company began operation and in 1915, facilities were added to allow for cheese making, with the factory noted as the largest cheese maker in NSW at that time.
In 1921, a new pasteurising factory was introduced and the company began supplying milk and cream to Peter's Ice Cream.
In 1928, the factory was fitted with a new building capable of steam or electrical operations. This structure, built on the other side of Factory Lane, became known as the 'engine room'.
In 1956, the factory hit a record production of 31 million gallons of milk.
The dairy amalgamated with Nowra Dairy Co-operative in 1984 and the factory and engine room ceased operating in the late 1980s.
The property at No.32 is connected to town water and also has a 36,000 litre water tank.
According to Australian Property Monitors, its sister property at 31 Factory Lane sold for $1.1 million in 2013.
The property was later listed for sale again for $2,180,000.
It sold for $2 million to an Illawarra buyer in 2018.