If you're looking for a home with soul, you absolutely must come to see this gorgeous mid-century weatherboard cottage - with a dress-circle location and fabulous street appeal, you will be charmed the moment you enter the property!
Setting the scene is a pretty front garden featuring a pair of mature, standard weeping cherries, many roses, camellias, and even a persimmon and olive! Inside is no less captivating, showcasing the timeless appeal of high ceilings, fancy cornice, period light fittings, and stunning, freshly polished hardwood floors. All bedrooms are large doubles, with two having built-in robes and the third with sliding door access to the covered entertaining area and backyard. Bedroom 1 has a lovely easterly outlook over Queanbeyan to wooded hills beyond, as does the formal living room which also has built-in shelving and the original fireplace!
The spacious kitchen features an impressive floor to ceiling brick hearth, beautiful hardwood bench tops, gas hotplates and electric oven, dishwasher, and plenty of cupboards. In keeping with the era, the bathroom has a shower over the bath and a pedestal basin, with the gorgeous mirror and pot cupboard being included in the sale!
Outside there's an enormous covered entertaining area - just the place to relax and keep an eye on the kids and pets. Surrounded by high Colorbond fences, the sunny backyard is an Urban Homesteader's delight, filled with an amazing variety of mature fruit trees but still with plenty of room for chickens, swings and a trampoline! There's also a separate, single garage with remote roller door, and additional storage rooms.
This much loved and truly gorgeous home is just perfect as it is, but also gives the opportunity to extend as your family grows - come to see it for yourself this Saturday!
Just look at this list of features:
- Elevated, dress-circle location with lovely views across Queanbeyan to wooded hills
- Quintessential mid-century cottage with pressed metal roofing, high ceilings, fancy cornice and beautiful, newly polished hardwood floors
- Delightful street appeal, with a pretty front garden featuring stunning standard Weeping Cherries and a plethora of exotic ornamentals
- 3 double bedrooms, 2 with built-ins and Bedroom 3 with external access
- Elegant formal living room with original open fireplace and built-in shelving, and glorious easterly outlook to Queanbeyan and beyond
- Character kitchen features a magnificent brick hearth, gorgeous hardwood bench tops, gas hotplates and electric oven, dishwasher and plenty of storage space
- Large bathroom with shower over bath and pedestal basin, with lovely mirror and pot cupboard included in the sale
- Spacious separate laundry with external access
- Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning
- Huge covered entertaining area, ideal for the warmer weather ahead
- Private rear garden with extensive established fruit trees including apricot, plum, nectarine, mulberry, quince, apple, pear, pomegranate, and more!
- High Colorbond fencing all round, and secure gates - perfect for kids and pets
- Separate single garage with remote roller door, and two separate storage areas
- Additional off-street gated parking
- Fabulous location - walk to Queanbeyan High School, just moments in the car to the extensive amenities of Queanbeyan, and 15 minutes to the Parliamentary Triangle
Block Size: 694m2
Year Built: 1953
Rates: $3,011.98 per annum
NB: All figures are approximate, and floorplan for indicative purposes only
