Last Listing description (November 2007)
'WARRINGAH LODGE 1879' - A MAJOR LANDMARK, A MAGNIFICENT WATERFRONT ESTATE
Unique, a distinctive, highly prized, north-facing, deep waterfront estate of around 1700sqm, where history & heritage successfully meld with today’s contemporary style. It’s an extraordinary, seamless segue that sees an iconic, landmark Victorian home, become one, with a modern three level family home.
A family friendly deep waterfront, with over 1000sqm including the external terraced living areas. Uniquely positioned on the point, which creates 180 degrees spectacular water views whilst offering privacy and tranquility. With a flexible floor plan offering up to six bedrooms and multiple living areas, this is without doubt one of the largest and most exclusive deep waterfront estates on the Lower North Shore.
Exceptional design concepts lead you from the meticulously restored and preserved sandstone home to the contemporary residence, through a below garden walkway that both intrigues and surprises. A feature octagonal staircase, under an octagonal skylight takes you to a magnificent gallery that opens to the main living areas where the intimate, ever present views and maritime ambience create a perfect fusion of light, water, sky and land.
Focused on relaxed and enjoyable living, vast open-plan living and dining areas interface with the entertainer’s kitchen… French doors lead you to the wide, north facing, paved terraces effectively creating an expansive indoor-outdoor area, perfect for all-year entertaining. Separate, yet interacting, the large lounge room with open hearth fireplace offers options for quieter scenarios, which also links to the terrace through floor to ceiling doors.
The lower level is the sensational “all ages play area” …a huge, open plan, billiards room with full size billiards table, casual media area and kitchenette, bar area, internal spa and sauna, all leading out to the wide terrace and the magnificent wet edge pool.
Sandstone stairs take you through landscaped gardens to the vast, huge level waterside lawns, the boat shed with kitchenette & bathroom, the pontoon and mooring pen.
A teenage family will relish the original home which offers three bedrooms, turret room, bathroom, kitchenette and optional living area. The main house has three main bedroom suites with bathrooms, including two spas and a sauna, with plans to add another bedroom, within the existing floor plan.
“Warringah Lodge” was built for Glebe solicitor Edward August MacPherson (of Macpherson Street fame) as his weekender in 1879. An impressive Victorian Italianate structure, it was surrounded by impressive trees and gardens, and was well recorded in the original photographs which are still in North Sydney’s Stanton Library’s heritage collection.
Falling on hard times and sorely neglected, it changed hands in 1987 and heritage architects Peru Perumal and John Hepworth were commissioned to undertake a painstaking restoration. The results speak for themselves.
This is the ultimate waterfront lifestyle in an exclusive and unique position, right on Middle Harbour… A boaters’ paradise, a family haven, an entertainer’s dream … a perfect lifestyle.
Inspect Saturdays & Thursdays - Strictly By Appointment Only
Expressions of Interest close 27th November 2007 (if not sold prior)
Additional feature - Deep Waterfront Facilities.