365 Margaret Road

Hovea WA 6071

BALWARRA (CIRCA 1926)
A PROPERTY SO RICHLY IMMERSED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HILLS HISTORY. A PROPERTY OFFERING ORIGINAL CLASSIC CHARM, CHARISMA AND GORGEOUS CHARACTER. A PROPERTY OFFERING TRANQUIL AMBIENCE, A VISUAL FLORAL FEAST, A NOSTALGIC HEAVENLY HAVEN. BEAUTIFUL 8800 SQM BLK HISTORIC HOMESTEAD 3 BED, 2 BATH (3 WC?S) FORMAL & INFORMAL DINING FORMAL & INFORMAL LIVING STUNNING MODERN KITCHEN CELLAR/OFFICE & COURT YARD WRAP AROUND VERANDAHS F/FENCED B/G POOL 3 CAR COVERED GARAGING MAINS & BORE WATER CIRCA 1909 CHARLES AND LILY FROST ACQUIRED 8 ACRES IN MARGARET ROAD, HOVEA AND FIRST BUILT A SMALL COTTAGE TO USE AS A HILLS RETREAT AND CALLED IT ?HILLCREST?. IN 1926 CHARLES AND LILY MOVED FROM THEIR COTTESLOE HOME AND RESIDED AT ?HILLCREST? UNTIL 1927 WHEN ?BALWARRA? WAS BUILT AND BECAME THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCE. ?BALWARRA? WHICH MEANS ?HOME IN THE HILLS? WAS LOVINGLY TRANSFORMED OVER THE YEARS BY THE FROST FAMILY AND PREVIOUS OWNERS INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY. CHARLES FROST HAD A REAL LOVE FOR ROSES AND WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SO MUCH SO THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND WAS MADE A LIFE MEMBER. AS YOU ENTER ?BALWARRA? FROM THE ROAD SIDE YOU IMMEDIATELY GET A REAL SENSE OF HILLS HISTORY. AS YOU MEANDER TOWARDS THE HOMESTEAD YOUR EYES JUST NATURALLY WANDER TRYING TO TAKE IN WHAT IS ON OFFER. THE HOMESTEAD TODAY BOASTS SUCCULENT CLASSIC FEATURES OF YESTERYEAR, HIGH SOARING CEILINGS, ORNATE CORNICES, ORIGINAL JARRAH TIMBER FLOORS, LEADLIGHT WINDOWS, WIDE WRAP AROUND VERANDAHS AND SO ON... THE PROPERTY ITSELF HAS RECENTLY BEEN REFURBISHED WITH COMPLETE ELECTRICAL REWIRING, NEW COLORBOND ROOF, 3 CAR GARAGING, MODIFIED SECOND BATHROOM, RE-ESTABLISHED PATHS AND MEANDERING WALKWAYS AND THAT?S JUST TO MENTION A TASTE. THREE BEDROOMS , TWO BATHROOMS (WITH THE MASTER BEDROOM HAVING ITS OWN PRIVATE COURTYARD) PLUS SUN ROOM EXITING OFF THE GUEST BEDROOM, FORMAL AND INFORMAL DINING AND FAMILY ROOM AND A STUNNING MODERN COUNTRY STYLE KITCHEN WITH GRANITE BENCH TOPS AND ORNATE MODERN APPLIANCES ARE INTERNAL FEATURES THAT WILL DELIGHT. AN UNDERCROFT CELLAR, WHICH IS NOW USED AS AN OFFICE/ ART ROOM WITH AN ADJACENT LARGE STORAGE AREA OR FURTHER WORK ROOM, IS ALSO ON OFFER. THE BEAUTIFUL TERRACED GARDENS, THE MATURE TREES, THE NATIVE GRASS TREES, THE BIRD LIFE AND ALL THE RELAXING SITTING NOOKS JUST ALL BLEND TOGETHER TO MAKE ITS OWN PARADISE. RELAX BESIDE THE BELOW GROUND POOL, MEANDER THROUGH THE PATHWAYS OR ENJOY A WINE ON THE VERANDAH, ?BALWARRA? WITH ITS 8800SQM OF BEAUTY AND UNPARALLELED HISTORY OFFERS A LIFESTYLE TO BEHOLD. YOU WILL GO A LONG WAY TO FIND A PROPERTY OF SUCH MYSTIQUE AND YET ONLY 25-30 MINUTES TO PERTH CBD AND 10 MINUTES TO MIDLAND. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ARRANGE A VIEWING OF ?BALWARRA? PLEASE CALL PATRICK HARPER TODAY ? 0413 440 107 BE SEEN - BE SOLD - BE HAPPY DO YOU WANT YOUR PROPERTY SOLD? FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, APPROACHABLE STAFF, A PROVEN SALES HISTORY AND QUALITY SERVICE AT NO EXTRA COST CALL THE BROOKWOOD TEAM.