Home to the late Albert Chapman, internationally renowned gemmologist whose collection is housed at the Australian Museum, ‘Chelveston’ stands proudly on an elevated site at the tip of Glebe Point just metres from the edge of Rozelle Bay.
This freestanding Victorian/Italianate double-fronted bungalow, on a landscaped block of some 362 sqm., is ready for the astute purchaser to transform it into a fabulous city fringe family home.
In exclusive ‘Toxteth Estate’, the home is literally minute’s walk to local cafes and award winning restaurants, city bus/light rail links, hectares of waterfront parkland and the recently completed harbour foreshore promenade.
Its generous, split-level interior, with polished timber floors and lofty ceilings, currently offers:
Formal lounge and dining rooms with decorative fireplaces
3/4 bedrooms with renovated bathroom and guest W.C.
Large eat-in kitchen
Huge rumpus/ workshop and multi room cellar area
Rear lane access to lock up garage with roof-top entertaining deck.