Last Listing description (November 2021)
This is one of Gundaroo's most admired homes, positioned across from the historic park and playing fields 'Marsena' is a charming colonial style weatherboard home with with all the modern conveniences desired for comfortable country living.
Traditional established gardens with rose, lavender and fragrant shrubs welcome you from the front gate to the wide front verandah of this inviting home that is set on a half acre block, that has been thoughtfully designed and built to reflect Gundaroo's historic past.
Stylish and well maintained this home is a must to inspect, it is light filled and has a relaxing ambience. It is easy to imagine entertaining here, warm cosy nights in front of the fire, long restful afternoons on the back deck. The house has an easy flow and the sunroom in the centre with a skylight ceiling looks to be the perfect place for a quiet read and a cup of tea and a long book.
The finishes in this home are family friendly; timber flooring, crisp fresh paint work and well fitted bathrooms. The kitchen is a practical open plan style with a breakfast bar, plenty of storage and a desirable Belling blue enamelled oven - the bakers favourite. The location of the kitchen allows for easy access to the sunroom and the deck beyond, also for the chef be included in the conversation & interact with guests and family while preparing culinary delights fresh from the vegetable garden.
There is plenty of room here for the children and pets to run and play, the half acre block is well established and it would be easy to imagine birthday parties even a swimming pool here in the future. Rear lane access is always popular and if you are dreaming of a big shed you could easily envisage one here (STCA). The painted timber studio would make a great craft, room, artists studio or hobby room. It is also suitable as a home office as it is air-conditioned and has power.
Key Feature include:
Architect designed & freshly painted
Sunroom with Velux skylights
5KVA Solar Link solar system
Daybreak blue Belling 90cm Range oven
Ducted heating and cooling
Slow combustion fire place
Separate studio/office with reverse cycle air conditioner
Covered outdoor deck/entertaining
Double carport and lockable garage with internal access
90,000L water tank
Rear lane access
Established vegetable patch and separate chicken yard
This location is ideal, from here it is an easy walk to the local school, store & post office, a cellar door, cafes, including the popular Cork St pizzeria and Grazing restaurants or to the casual family friendly local pub. Stroll to the Yass River for picnics or to throw in a line for the elusive local fish. It is also an easy walk to the Village Common, a 60 hectare community run reserve where you can exercise, walk your dog and enjoy the remnant eucalyptus and natural temperate grasslands. Also located in Gundaroo is McLeod's Creek Nature Reserve, where kids love to explore the creek and you can enjoy walking over 200 hectares of native grasslands with beautiful views to Canberra and the Brindabella Range.
Gundaroo is an easy 20 minutes to Gungahlin, 25 minutes to Majura Park Shopping Centre and 30 minutes to Canberra Airport and just to make life really easy there is a School bus service into the Canberra schools.
For more information or to arrange an inspection please contact Elspeth (Ellie) Merriman on 0402 117 877 or Douglas (Doug) Merriman on 0419 999 001 or our office on 62380700.
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