OFFERS BY TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2015 AT 5PM (unless sold prior)

This gracious historic home has been beautifully maintained and updated to welcome a new era of comfort. The magnificent home has all the luxuries of the modern era, without compromising its charming ambience.

The stately home includes a spacious formal lounge, formal dining, bright family room, sunny dining room, timber kitchen with granite benches, main suite with WIR and ensuite, three downstairs bedrooms, BIR, river view upstairs suite with WIR and ensuite, federation style bathrooms, powder room, wine cellar, store room, laundry and separate three car garage.

The superb grounds include wide wrap-around verandahs with river views, a sparkling Chemigem pool with wading pool and spa, full size lit tennis court recently resurfaced with Plexipave to Championship level plus new boundary nets, alfresco pavilion, established mature gardens and cobblestone entry court with electric gate.

Grand proportions abound throughout the home and period features include high ceilings, jarrah floors, crystal chandeliers, fretwork, high skirting boards, stained glass and leadlight windows, timber French doors to the timber verandahs and protected alfresco areas.
Modern conveniences include ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, stone benchtops, top quality appliances, excellent perimeter and sensor security.

Perfectly located with river views, a stroll to the beautiful foreshore, and with cafes, UWA, excellent schools nearby. Live in a piece of history, and enjoy the elegance and space of this glorious family home.

Features:
- This grand old lady has intrigued for many years, with her turret verandah feature and high ivy covered walls. Come through the security gate and be introduced to a stately dame who is in touch with her modern side. There is a cobblestone entry court and triple garage, and vine covered arbour leading to the protected front garden.
- The elevated verandahs have beautiful river views and open to the formal areas of the home. The spacious formal lounge has stained glass doors to the verandah, chandeliers and high ceilings with jarrah floors, and a timber and tiled mantelpiece. The formal dining room echoes this sumptuous style.
- The bright kitchen has ample granite benches, timber cabinetry including glass fronted display cupboards, cream tile splashback, a cupboard pantry, Gaggenau appliances including oven and gas cooktop and stainless steel dishwasher.
- A sunlit casual meals space looks out to the gardens, and has doors to the front verandah area. This space is open plan to the kitchen.
- The comfortable casual living area maintains the Federation ambience with high ceilings, jarrah floors and doors to the rear verandah. Open and spacious, it offers views to the back yard.
- Relax all year round in the expansive grounds, which feature a large sparkling Chemigem pool with a wading pool and a spa. There is a covered alfresco dining pavilion surrounded by lush gardens. Step down to the full size tennis court, which has been recently resurfaced to Championship level, and has netting and lighting.
- The main bedroom is spacious and opulent, with stained glass French doors to the pool courtyard, glamorous drapes, WIR and high ceilings. The Federation style ensuite has stone bench and double vanity, large frameless glass shower and free standing bath.
- Two further downstairs bedrooms are spacious and bright, with high ceilings, neutral carpets, and BIR. A third bedroom/playroom is spacious and has beautiful stained glass windows. The nearby bathroom has a frameless glass shower, stone bench and toilet. A timber spiral staircase leads up to the fifth bedroom, which has delightful river views and a romantic ‘attic’ feel. Neutral carpets, dormer windows, large WIR, ensuite with shower/bath, toilet and pedestal basin.
- The laundry has Federation style tiling and cream cabinetry. A cellar is access via the spiral staircase. A store room is concealed under the home’s verandahs. The triple garage is separate from the main house and forms a hit up wall for the tennis court.
- In a fabulous location just a short walk from the river and the extensive foreshore parklands. Close to UWA, public transport, shops, cafes, excellent schools and sporting clubs.