A vision of Victorian beauty, Toiyabe was built c.1891 and has those iconic exterior features beloved by aficiandos of the era. Hawthorn black bricks, iron lacework, slate roof with fishscale slate banding, arched front windows, tessellated tiled verandah and much more.
Internally the attractiveness and gracefulness continues thanks to an authentic restoration and considerable attention paid to details. This is a home with a stunning interior, an ambience of comfort and serenity, and an all-enveloping warmth and welcome.
Boasting a wide, central hallway with corbelled archway, high ceilings, deep skirting boards, large rooms, leadlights and a flowing floorplan.The formal sitting room, with marble-surrounded open fireplace, has lovely cornice and ceiling rose detailing. The formal dining room also has an open fire place. The front bedroom has exquisite ornate cornices and an open fire place and there are 2/3 other bedrooms.
A charming conservatory leads the way to the family room with an attractive outlook to the private rear garden! The kitchen is open to the meals area leading out to the patio and rear garden where there's a skylit studio/rumpus room and storage space. Security alarm, hydronic panel heating, powder room, off-street parking for 2 vehicles, rainwater tank.
This blue chip property, on an allotment of 760sqm approx., occupies a tranquil position in leafy Were Street, that wide promenade running down to the bay. The convenient location will suit each family member. Excellent schools, quiet roads, trains and buses are mere minutes away along with all the delights of seaside living.
