Renowned stonemason Frank Linke’s home has mind-blowing backyard feature

This Mount Barker home was handcrafted with love and has been a dream come true for its builder, stonemason Frank Linke, who personally laid every stone of the home by hand – and it has one of the most impressive cubby houses we’ve ever seen.

Mr Linke sourced all of the stone locally 17 years ago, with the end result at 27 Yaktanga Way, Mount Barker a grand family entertainer and a property that has become something of a local landmark.

“Often people will say how the house is so well known,” Mr Linke, who is selling the home with his wife Alison, says.

Mr Linke learned his craft from his father Roland Linke, also a stonemason, who developed his skills in Germany.

“Dad built a lot of the stone houses in the Hills and in Hahndorf,” Mr Linke says.

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“We sourced all the bricks and stone locally. I used bluestone, sandstone and limestone on my house and the big feature fireplace has a lot of extra stone and details.”

The home sits on a spacious 3026sqm and has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area; a rumpus room, a study/retreat, a turret-like balcony and a custom two-storey stone and brick cubby house.

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Mr Linke, his wife and their four children will leave the home with fond memories, with Mr Linke now looking to embark on a new project – a farm in the Adelaide Hills.

“I would like some old ruins to work on, to make some stone barns,” he says.

“I never sit still, I am not retired yet!”

Oh, and that cubby house I mentioned at the start?

Well take a look at this beauty!

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