35 Penrose Street

Auchenflower QLD 4066

HERITAGE STYLE & CITY VIEWS AT HISTORIC DUNARA C.1892
WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1892, ELEGANT ?DUNARA' STOOD RESPLENDENT AND PROUD, HIGH ATOP ONE OF AUCHENFLOWER'S HIGHEST AND MOST COVETED POINTS PROMOTING SOME OF THE FINEST ARCHITECTURE OF THE TIME ALONG WITH STATELY PROPORTIONS AND STUNNING, FAR-REACHING VIEWS. OVER THE YEARS, ITS CLASSIC PRE-FEDERATION COLONIAL STYLE HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED THANKS TO A SERIES OF SYMPATHETIC ENHANCEMENTS AND UPDATES, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CITY HAS SINCE GROWN UP AROUND IT, ITS GENEROUS 931SQM BLOCK HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED, AS HAVE THE VIEWS WHICH NOW ENCOMPASS THE ROLLING HILLS OF INNER-BRISBANE AS WELL AS A BREATHTAKING CITY PANORAMA. FURTHERMORE, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY EXTENDED, BUILT-IN UNDERNEATH AND MODERNISED OVER THE YEARS, A CAREFUL SELECTION OF MATERIALS, MOST RE-CYCLED AND RECLAIMED FROM BRISBANE'S PAST HAS MEANT THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED LARGELY WITHOUT NEEDING TO COMPROMISE ON DUNARA'S ORIGINS OR STATELY HERITAGE FEEL. AS SUCH, STAINED GLASS PANELS, PERIOD LIGHT FITTINGS AND OTHER FIXTURES ARE PREVALENT THROUGHOUT THE HOME, EVEN IN THE NEWER PARTS OF THE HOUSE, PROVIDING A SINGLE, SEAMLESS LOOK. THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE THOUGH IS NEARLY ALL ORIGINAL, WITH A DEEP, SPRAWLING VERANDA LEADING THROUGH TO A GRAND CENTRAL HALLWAY AND DIRECTLY ONTO THE FORMAL SUITE OF ROOMS. HERE, THE ORIGINAL PENDANT LIGHT STILL HANGS IN THE DINING ROOM WHILE THE CHARMING FIREPLACE IN THE ADJACENT LOUNGE BOASTS ITS ORIGINAL TILED SURROUNDS AND TIMBER MANTLE. HIGH CEILINGS, ORNATE FRETWORK, DELICATE CEILING ROSES AND ENVIABLY WIDE TIMBER FLOORS COMPLETE THE NOSTALGIC STEP BACK IN TIME. THE MASTER SUITE IS LOCATED ACROSS THE HALL AND PROVIDES A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED FUSION OF ORIGINAL FEATURES AND MODERN COMFORT WITH TWO SETS OF STAINED GLASS DOORS USED AS A STRIKING FEATURE AS WELL AS FOR ACCESS TO THE PERIOD-STYLE ENSUITE (COMPLETE WITH CLAW-FOOT BATH) AND WALK-IN WARDROBE. A SECOND BEDROOM IS LOCATED NEARBY AND BOASTS SIMILARLY LARGE PROPORTIONS AS WELL AS ITS OWN ENSUITE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE REAR BALCONY. THERE IS ALSO A POWDER ROOM AND HOME-OFFICE ON THIS LEVEL. THE REAR OF THE HOUSE IS DEDICATED TO MORE CASUAL, EVERYDAY LIVING WITH A CHARMING DAY ROOM ABLE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEWS THANKS TO A WALL OF GLASS AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE LARGE, COVERED BALCONY WHICH IS IDEAL FOR DINING AND ENTERTAINING - ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH THE TWINKLING CITY LIGHTS ON FULL DISPLAY. THE EXPANSIVE KITCHEN MEANWHILE, INCORPORATES ROOM FOR RELAXED DINING AND IS AGAIN A STUNNING COMBINATION OF OLD AND NEW WITH MODERN GLASS SPLASHBACKS, STONE BENCHTOPS AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES CO-EXISTING ALONGSIDE FEDERATION FEATURES LIKE STAINED GLASS AND A TRADITIONAL SLOW COMBUSTION STOVE. DOWNSTAIRS, THERE ARE A FURTHER TWO BEDROOMS AND A BATHROOM AS WELL AS A LARGE FAMILY ROOM (COMPLETE WITH KITCHENETTE/WET BAR), WHICH FLOWS OUT TO A TERRACE AND THEN ONTO THE POOL. DESPITE SITTING ATOP 931SQM, THE BLOCK IS SUPREMELY LOW MA...