Just shy of one-acre, an estate of unrivalled grandeur - without the airs and graces. Owner-built c.1957 from locally quarried stone, "Kernwaye" doesn't just command its privately hedged parcel, it reigns - complete with games room, workshop, poolside bliss, and elevated terrace entertaining.
A stroll around the grounds feels whimsical: from the wisteria walk to the heated pool, and the barn-style pavilion with its 30-degree skillion roof designed for intense solar saturation - 10kW efficiency, cloaked in character.
Extended and sympathetically renovated, the palatial four-bedroom redesign retains its original timber floors, lofty ceilings, scalloped cornices, irreplaceable Art Deco pendants, and sunlit arched windows creating an arrival of pure theatre. The formal lounge flaunts a marble mantel, while every bedroom leans into elegance with internal shutters in place of blinds.
The home's medieval charm melds into its modern evolution from the stunning breezeway of exposed stonework to the central, matte-tiled family bathroom, connecting the living end to the alfresco terrace and gardens beyond.
Headlining the vast open plan wing, the stone-topped kitchen features scalloped Deco-style splashbacks, a 900mm freestanding cooker, dishwasher, and butler's pantry, while the former kitchen is now the couple's domain.
An entity of its own that encompasses a walk-in dressing corridor, stately home office, and the castle's defining crown: the retro ensuite bathroom, tranquil in eau de Nil green, with its pedestal vanity and turreted shower.
Automatic gates open via Heathfield Road to the circular bitumen driveway - perfect for guests, the ute, and trailer - with under-croft parking and storage aplenty. And from the double garage/workshop, a Honduran Mahogany timber staircase, upcycled from a manor in North Adelaide, rises to meet the chic mudroom.
From here, you'll lose count of the guests as the games room finale spills from billiard table banter to the terrace serenaded by its Heathfield treescape.
There are countless relics of the past to admire. The underground cold store, the under-croft office/retreat, the utility work zone hiding the water tanks, woodshed and planter beds, and extensive hand-laid stone walls that anchor its place in Adelaide Hills history.
For the kids, it means independence and adventure. Sleepovers, pool parties, and a dose of farm life tending to the menagerie on a private acre that'll see them grow up grounded and grateful.
Weekends will revolve around local markets, bustling cafes, and the Woorabinda Bushland Reserve. Conveniently located on the private school's hills bus run, with easy freeway city connection that keeps you in the loop, yet beautifully out of the way.
Kernwaye will keep you guessing:
Distinctive stone-crafted & extended Art Deco home, c.1957
Original stone walls & iron balustrading
Sunlit & substantial modern interiors
Keepsake art deco light fixtures
Primary parent's wing with a WIR, vintage turreted ensuite & home office (or future dressing room)
10kW solar power
Ducted R/C A/C
Vast open plan living & dining with a slow combustion fire
Contemporary kitchen hosting a 900mm Westinghouse electric cooker, stone-topped island & butler's wing with appliance hub
Rear games/billiards room addition with terrace access
3-phase power to under-croft workshop & garage
Modern family bathroom
Charming under croft home office/retreat
Modern mudroom
Solid Honduran Mahogany staircase, sourced from a North Adelaide manor
Character pens for chooks, geese & rabbits
Woodshed with original barn doors
Secure, automatic iron gated entry via Heathfield Road
Zoning for Heathfield P.S. & Heathfield H.S.
Hedged & private gardens on a lifestyle-driven almost 1-acre parcel
Specifications:
CT / 5829/604
Council / Adelaide Hills
Zoning / PRuL
Built / 1957
Land / 3588m2 (approx)
Emergency Services Levy / $326.30pa
SA Water / $82.30pq
Estimated rental assessment / $1,100 - $1,200 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Heathfield P.S, Stirling East P.S, Aldgate P.S, Crafers P.S, Bridgewater P.S, Heathfield H.S
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