5 Skene Street

Hamilton VIC 3300

Traditional character highlights, including high decorative ceilings, ornamental lamps, timber dados and diamond-pattern leadlight windows Wall-to-wall carpets entrance hall, passageway, salon and bedrooms Salon and bedrooms with air-conditioning, master and 2nd bedrooms also with ceiling fans Door deadlocks and window pin-locks
Lock-up garage with room for handyman's workbench Small studio adjacent to house Additional outside toilet rear of studio with washbasin Paved covered entertaining area along rear of house Rotary clothesline Gully trap and water tap close to back door Nice low-maintenance gardens - lawns, mostly trees and flowering shrubs Secluded back garden Potting shed Recycled rainwater and grey-water tanks (cost less to water garden) 2kW solar power plant
Historic National-Trust-classified William Guilfoyle Botanical Gardens top (north-east) end of street Common land outside south-west corner Grange Burn stream through Common Close to Anglican, Presbyterian and Lutheran churches Close to cricket ground Short walking distance to Gardens / shops / railway station Pleasant short-cut through Gardens to shops / railway station Good public transport between Melbourne and Hamilton - 7 days a week, morning and evening, both directions
Strictly non-smokers and no smoking in house No street shoes in house (to preserve wall-to-wall carpets and less mess/cleaning) Toilet-trained cats OK (kitty-litter in rear entry alcove)