This beautiful family home is one of the most welcoming homes in Charters Towers with a touch of class and history too. Her name is Day Dawn and she ticks all the right boxes including privacy, elevated position to catch the breezes, views to the Mingela ranges, grace, a history that dates back to 1881 and an enveloping welcoming feel the moment you enter the property from the large cottage gardens to the lovely family home. Picturesque period features include TandG walls and ceilings throughout, charming verandahs with timber decking and handrails, casement windows with leadlight features and French doors just to name a few.

The home sits on steel stumps and features evaporative air-conditioning throughout and 3 bedrooms with ceiling fans and French doors opening to the verandah. The carpeted main bedroom boasts a beautiful bay window with leading lighting glass while the second bedroom is also carpeted with floor-to-ceiling built-ins across one wall. The third bedroom is a great size with an adjoining office/dressing room/spare room with split-system air-conditioning and leadlight casement windows.

The kitchen and dining areas are combined with split-system air-conditioning and French doors leading to the entertainment area and front verandah. The kitchen features an island bench with marble top and the remaining benches and cupboards are all timber. Allowing natural light into the kitchen is the leadlight look skylight. The lounge is positioned at the front of the home and features bay windows again with the lead lighting effect in addition to TandG walls and ceilings and French doors opening to the verandah. The combined bathroom and toilet has been fully renovated and boasts an enviable combination of the old and new. The bathroom is fully tiled with an ageless colour scheme featuring white, blues and greens. An abundance of natural light is encouraged with a leadlight look skylight and glass bricks above the claw foot bath in addition to easy care shutters to allow the breeze and light in but not the rain! The tiled corner shower also has feature glass bricks as well as a pebbled floor. The vanity is new with generous storage space. The laundry is tiled and positioned with easy access from the bathroom.

Doubling your living space is the fantastic entertainment area perfect for casual dining or for larger get togethers with friends and family. The area is paved and surrounded by landscaped gardens. Off the entertainment area is a purpose designed guest bedroom and rumpus, although more recently the room has been utilised as a home business office. The approx. 12mx4m area is air-conditioned with lino floor-coverings, French doors and casement windows. You have the potential of converting the area into a granny flat with the addition of a bathroom and kitchenette just an idea!

If you’re in need of extra storage and workspace, you’ll love the powered 3 bay colourbond shed with cement floor, 3 roller doors, 1 access door and 3 windows. Perfectly complementing this beautiful family home is the lovely large cottage gardens with shrubs and natives all designed for the utmost in privacy. You also have a selection of fruit trees, vegie garden and a chook house for the 3 resident chooks, and no rear neighbours. You can watch perfect sunsets over Towers Hill from your back gate.

The old world beauty of this home has been beautifully preserved and accented. Only the modern touches this home features belies the fact that you are not back in 1881! The new owners of this history filled home will be lucky to receive a great deal of written history and photos of this beauty.

N.B. The Sustainability Declaration for this property is available upon request from the Agent.