Last Listing description (August 2008)
HOLLY GRANGE C.1849 HISTORIC BLUESTONE VILLA ON 2 TITLES
CLOSE TO SEYMOUR COLLEGE AND THE EXCITING AND VIBRANT BURNSIDE SHOPPING PRECINCT.
SET IN A ROMANTIC RAMBLING VICTORIAN GARDEN ON APPROX. 3, 544 M2, HOLLY GRANGE A STATELY 5 BEDROOM FAMILY RESIDENCE, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL VILLAS IN THE AREA, HAS BEEN HOME TO MANY PROMINENT SOUTH AUSTRALIANS OVER THE LAST 150 YEARS. NOW IN 2008, THIS MAGNIFICENT RETURN VERANDAH VILLA WITH REMARKABLE OBSERVATION TOWER, OFFERS GRACIOUS FORMAL ROOMS, MODERN AMENITIES, POOL AND EXTENSIVE NEW GARAGING FOR 10 VEHICLES PLUS OFFICE AND STORE ROOMS.
PRIVATELY LOCATED ON AN ELEVATED POSITION, BEHIND A HIGH BRUSH FENCE, A LAVENDER PATHWAY WITH ROSE COVERED ARCHES WELCOMES FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THE WIDE VERANDAHS THAT FRAME THE BEAUTIFUL BLUESTONE FRONTAGE. IMPRESSIVELY HIGH CEILINGS, WIDE PASSAGE WITH ARCHWAY, POLISHED TASMANIAN OAK FLOORS AND DEEP COVE CORNICING CREATE A STUNNING FIRST IMPRESSION, WHILE MARBLE FIREPLACES, ORNATE CEILING ROSES, HERITAGE SKYLIGHTS AND OPULENT SOFT FURNISHINGS ARE SPECIAL FEATURES IN MANY ROOMS.
A VERY GRACIOUS SITTING ROOM WITH CENTRE PIECE MARBLE FIREPLACE ENJOYS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN VIEWS FROM TWO SETS OF DOUBLE WINDOWS. THE FORMAL DINING ROOM HAS SUMPTUOUS TAPESTRY STYLE CURTAINS, HERITAGE DECOR WITH BATTENED CEILING AND ORIGINAL SASHED WINDOW/DOORS TO THE SIDE VERANDAH AND GARDEN. THE CONTEMPORARY WHITE KITCHEN BY FARQUHAR FEATURES GLEAMING GRANITE BENCHTOPS, LARGE ISLAND BENCH, SILVER GLASS SPLASHBACKS, DOUBLE ILVE OVEN, MIELE DISHWASHER ALONG WITH A SHOWPIECE METTERS WOOD STOVE. A LARGE UNDERCOVER ENTERTAINING AREA ADJACENT TO THE KITCHEN PROVIDES A GREAT SPOT FOR ENJOYING ALL THE FUN IN THE POOL WHILE DINING ALFRESCO STYLE!
THERE ARE FIVE SPACIOUS BEDROOMS. THE MASTER SUITE HAS GLORIOUS GARDEN VIEWS, BUILT IN ROBES, LARGE DRESSING ROOM, HERITAGE STYLE ENSUITE AND SEPARATE OUTSIDE ACCESS. THE SECOND BEDROOM HAS LARGE WALK IN ROBE, WHILE THE FIFTH BEDROOM OFFERS GREAT OPTIONS AS STUDY OR ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINING AREA. THE MAIN BATHROOM, ALSO IN THE HERITAGE THEME, HAS TESSELLATED TILES AND CLAW FOOT BATH.
A LANDING, TRADITIONALLY PLACED BETWEEN KITCHEN AND LIVING AREAS PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE LARGE CELLAR ROOM WITH ORIGINAL SLATE WORK TABLE AND ALSO THE TWO ATTIC ROOMS AND OBSERVATION TOWER WHERE BREATHTAKING 360 DEGREE VIEWS OF THE HILLS, CITY AND COAST CAN BE SEEN.
COMFORTABLE MODERN LIVING IS ASSURED WITH DUCTED REVERSE CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING, MODERN LAUNDRY WITH BUILT-INS, COMPUTER NOOK, UNDERSTAIR STORAGE, SECURITY SYSTEMS IN HOUSE AND GARAGE, VIDEO INTERCOM TO THE PEDESTRIAN GATE, ELECTRIC DRIVEWAY GATES AND ADDITIONAL CARPORT.
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