Last Listing description (May 2021)
Nestled on a huge 1,012sqm corner block in Claremont's stunning heritage area, this circa-1905 5 bedroom 3 bathroom Queen Anne-style Federation home with original period features will enchant your family with its overall spaciousness, only walking distance away from the iconic Mrs Herbert's Park on Swan River's edge.
Entry into this leafy locale is via an access gate that reveals lush manicured gardens, as well as a relaxing gazebo deck and a trickling water feature that helps set the mood. Gorgeous entrance and window leadlight features only add to a classic feel that is enhanced by soaring high ornate ceilings, solid wooden floorboards, tall feature skirting boards, decorative cornices and ceiling roses, nostalgic light switches and wall panelling of yesteryear. A wraparound bullnose verandah will also capture your attention almost immediately.
Just like the home office across the hallway, the master-bedroom suite is massive and plays host to a walk-in wardrobe, leading through to a light and bright ensuite bathroom with a shower, toilet and twin "his and hers" vanities. A splendid bay window and fireplace grace a commodious formal lounge room that is reserved for those special occasions. There is also space for casual meals, adjacent to a spectacular granite bench-top kitchen where an island breakfast bar meets a double storage pantry, double sinks, a Qasair range hood, a stainless-steel five-burner gas cooktop/oven and an integrated Miele dishwasher for good measure.
Carpeted for complete comfort, the open-plan family and dining area is where most of your casual time will be spent downstairs and, via a series of double doors, extends outside to the verandah, a northwest-facing courtyard deck for entertaining, a shimmering below-ground swimming pool and another gazebo deck overlooking it. The perfect place to relax and unwind as summer starts to heat things up a little.
There are two extra bedrooms and a spare bathroom both at ground level and upstairs. Also on the top floor lie carpeted sitting and lounge rooms - the latter leaving space for a study nook and boasting an exposed cathedral-style ceiling, as well as river glimpses through the trees. The huge loft is also carpeted and doubles as an ideal music or games room, with scope to also convert into a potential sixth bedroom if need be.
At the end of both streets you will find beautiful Masons Gardens and College Park greenery, with local golf and sporting clubs, top public and private schools, shopping, public transport and so much more within a very close proximity. This is one location and lifestyle opportunity for your family that is simply too good to pass up!
FEATURES:
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Electric laneway access gate
Massive upstairs loft with roof storage access
Two additional upstairs living spaces, a carpeted 4th bedroom, a large carpeted 5th bedroom and a 3rd bathroom with a toilet, vanity and generous shower
Downstairs open-plan family/dining area with soaring high ceilings and a Rinnai wall heater
Formal lounge room
Central downstairs kitchen with granite bench tops
Generous master suite
Spacious 2nd downstairs bedroom with room for a desk
Large 3rd bedroom on the ground floor
Main downstairs family bathroom with a bathtub, showerhead, toilet and vanity
Large home office with a fireplace and west/north-facing garden aspects
Full floor-to-wall-to-ceiling linen storage in the laundry, opposite a lovely drying courtyard and deck
Swimming pool
Outdoor gazebo, courtyard and verandah entertaining
Large double garage with a huge storeroom/cellar, shopper's entry and private rear access via Frogmouth Lane
High ceilings
Wooden floors
Ducted and zoned reverse-cycle air-conditioning
Security-alarm system
Feature subway-tile splashbacks
Gas hot-water system
Hidden side lemon tree
Bore reticulation
Huge 1,012sqm block with laneway access all the way down to Victoria Avenue, the river and Mrs Herbert's Park
Close to Dalkeith Tennis Club, the Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, the Nedlands Golf Club, cafes, restaurants and shopping and medical facilities at Dalkeith Village
Easy access to public transport, Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont Quarter, Christ Church Grammar School, Scotch College and Methodist Ladies' College
Minutes away from Claremont Train Station, glorious swimming beaches, hospitals, Kings Park and our vibrant Perth CBD