142 South Terrace

Adelaide SA 5000

'MEANDER ON SOUTH'??A DECEPTIVELY MASSIVE HOME ON ONE OF ADELAIDE'S MOST PROMINENT BOULEVARDS.
AN UNDERSTATED BUT GRACIOUS 'VENETIAN GOTHIC' FACADE BELIES THE 14 ROOM 'MANSION' ON ONE OF ADELAIDE'S MOST PROMINENT BOULEVARDS. ITS SOUTHERLY ASPECT OVERLOOKS THE ROSES OF VEALE GARDENS. NORTHERN LIGHT FLOODS THE REAR BEDROOMS AND LIVING AREAS OVERLOOKING THE LAP POOL FLANKED BY AN AVENUE OF TALL FICUS LENDING BOTH PRIVACY AND A SPLENDID GREEN VISTA. BUILT IN 1882 BY TOBACCO MERCHANT MR JOHN DUNGEY, FORMALLY AN IRONMONGER AND STATIONER. AS PART OF ITS COLOURFUL HISTORY IT WAS A BOARDING HOUSE AND THEN A BROTHEL IN WWII ?? NO FORMER CLIENTS HAVE SOUGHT TO CROSS ITS PORTALS IN RECENT TIMES. VICTORIAN CHARM MEETS CONTEMPORARY CHIC IN THE UNIQUE HOME. A HERITAGE TOWNHOME AND MODERN 3 STOREY ADDITION AFFORDS ?? RECEPTION (SOUTH TCE FRONTAGE), FORMAL LOUNGE, STUDY/LIBRARY, 2 FAMILY ROOMS, HOME ENTERTAINMENT ROOM, 2 DINING AREAS, 2 GRANITE GOURMET KITCHENS, 2 PANTRY/LAUNDRY, WINE STORAGE, 4 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS ??1 ENSUITE WITH DOUBLE SHOWER AND ONE WITH SPA, 4 HERITAGE FIREPLACES, SAUNA, GYM, CAFE DOORS OPEN ONTO A PAVED PATIO AND 18M HEATED (SOLAR AND GAS) LAP POOL, SECURE REAR ACCESS 2 CAR GARAGE, 2 MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEMS, ZERO MAINTENANCE/DROUGHT PROOF LANDSCAPING. ONE VERY LARGE HOME! OR, 2 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (KIDS OR NANA OUT OF THE WAY BUT STILL UNDER WATCH). OR, HOME AND (ESTABLISHED) BED'N'BREAKFAST BUSINESS. OR, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING/BUSINESS ROOMS AND HOME. PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. THE HOUSE, FEATURED IN VOGUE, HOUSE AND GARDEN AND EVERY MAJOR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLICATION, EVOKES IMAGES OF EVERY ROMANTIC EUROPEAN CITY ?? PARIS, ROME, VIENNA, LONDON OR NEW YORK AT ITS BEST. IN FACT 'COSMOPOLITAN' IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS STUNNING PROPERTY. ADELAIDE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN AND DUCKS ON YOUR DOORSTEP; TRAM TO THE CITY OR TO THE BAY FOR THE SUNSET....IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT IN FROM THE 'WEST SIDE STORY' FIRE ESCAPE. PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE CBD, ALL 5 MINUTES FROM THE GPO.