Built in the early 1900s for renowned Scottish jeweller Stewart Dawson and known locally as Bonnie Doon, this is a home with a genuine story.
Period detail throughout speaks to its history, but the practicalities of modern family life have been layered in with real care, so nothing about it feels like a museum piece - It's a house that's clearly been lived in, loved, and looked after.
Step inside and the lifestyle on offer is immediately obvious.
Original large windows flood every room with natural light - experiencing afternoons here is genuinely something special. The home is north-facing, meaning the front verandah catches all-day winter sun while the rear stays cool and shaded through summer.
High ceilings and ornate cornices run throughout, paired with original Baltic pine floorboards - true to the era of the home's hardwood-framed construction.
In the living room, a wood fireplace sits alongside built-in storage that book lovers will recognise instantly as the makings of the library they've always wanted - and it's just one example of the thoughtful storage added throughout.
The kitchen is designed for a family that actually cooks and entertains, fitted with a 900mm Ilve oven, Miele dishwasher, and stone benchtops, plus a window that opens straight out to the back deck and garden, which is framed by established trees - giving the whole outlook a bushland feel.
A mudroom off the kitchen leads out to the back deck and through to a separate laundry, adding a practical, everyday ease to the home's grander features.
There are three oversized bedrooms, headlined by a main room with its own ensuite and a walk-in wardrobe complete with dressing room. With the wardrobe itself, lit by a large window.
A cosy nook off the main living areas works perfectly as a private home office. The adjoining rumpus room - large enough to easily convert into a fourth bedroom - opens via French doors onto the same deck as the kitchen, which wraps around to multiple distinct entertaining spaces overlooking the garden.
Ducted air conditioning runs throughout, and sandstone steps lead up to a large, undercover front porch that sets the tone the moment you arrive.
Beyond the main residence sits a second dwelling currently fitted out as a home office - a space that's better presented and more comfortable than most commercial offices, and one that would easily convert to a self-contained granny flat if that's the direction a new owner wanted to take it.
There's also a traditional single lock-up garage, and for those who need serious space to work, store, or create, a huge American-style barn complete with industrial racking and shelving. Tucked inside there is a soundproofed music room - an unexpected, slightly quirky addition that speaks to just how versatile this property really is.
All of this sits on a 3,330sqm block, manicured and established, screened from the street by a large privacy wall that gives the whole property a rare sense of seclusion - right in the heart of Springwood, and directly across from the golf course.
Gated entry and a long driveway lead to genuine parking for around 6 vehicles, with a video intercom at the front gate linking all structures across the property and controlling both the gate and the driveway lights.
The gardens include an established vegetable patch producing all year round, chicken sheds and kennels already in place, three 3,000-litre water tanks with pumps, and even a dedicated groundskeeper's washroom for after a full day's work outdoors.
It's a rare combination: genuine history, real acreage-style privacy, and every practical box ticked, the feeling on arrival is closer to a private rural retreat than anything you'd expect this close to Springwood village.
Features:
- Historically significant main home built in the early 1900s for renowned Scottish jeweller Stewart Dawson, known locally as "Bonnie Doon"
- Set on 3,330sqm, directly across from the golf course and moments from Springwood village
- North-facing home with sunny front verandah in winter, cool rear verandah in summer
- Hardwood-framed home with original Baltic pine floorboards, high ceilings and ornate cornices throughout
- Large original windows flooding the home with natural light
- Wood fireplace with built-in library-style storage in the living room
- Extensive built-in storage added throughout the home
- Cosy nook set up as a private home office
- Kitchen with 900mm Ilve oven, Miele dishwasher, stone benchtops, and a window opening directly to the back deck and treed garden outlook
- Three oversized bedrooms, main with ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and dressing room
- Family rumpus room, easily converted into a fourth bedroom, with French doors to the deck
- Multiple entertaining spaces across the covered back deck
- Ducted air conditioning throughout
- Gated entry with video intercom linking all structures, controlling gate and driveway lights
- Three 3,000L water tanks with pump
- Second dwelling currently set up as an exceptional home office, easily converted to a granny flat, plus a traditional single lock-up garage
- Expansive American-style barn with industrial racking, shelving, and a soundproofed music room
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