A heritage-listed former hospital and maternity ward in the wheatbelt town of York — which looks like it could have been Barbie’s birthplace — has hit the market.
The extraordinary landholding with four heritage-listed buildings includes a double-storey local landmark with an interior that is very, very pink.
The Barbiecore aesthetic in the 12-bedroom main residence includes hot pink hallways and some baby pink bedrooms.
The lounge room is extra special, with bubblegum pink and fuschia walls and ceilings, as well as matching curtains and furniture.
Notwithstanding a couple of green rooms, buyers will likely be divided over whether the home is as strong and feminine as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, or if it looks like a flamingo threw up inside.
But regardless of your views on the interior design, there is no denying the four-building complex appears like one of the most incredible deals to hit the market in a long time.
The 1897-built main residence on Brook St was designed by late State Architect George Temple-Poole in the Federation Arts and Crafts style and spent 70 years as a hospital.
It was converted into a school camp in the 1960s and has been used as a private residence for the last 20 years.
The mansion — which would not look out of place in Peppermint Grove — has seven bathrooms, six toilets and is set on a 5690sqm block of land overlooking the valley.
The other three onsite buildings — which currently earn an combined rental income of $37,000 — were added around the 1940s, initially built as a nurses’ quarters, a maternity block and also a morgue and laundry.
Real estate agent Alan Bourke said while the four buildings are protected by the Heritage Council, they can be used for a range of options.
He expects the entire complex, 100km from Perth, will sell in the high $1 millions. The owners are seeking offers by September 4, unless it sells beforehand.