This elegant three-bedroom double-brick home is located on a spacious fully-fenced corner block with rear lane in the main street, right in the heart of the historic Riverina town of Adelong & just moments from the township's heritage verandah-lined shops. The refurbished residence SUITABLE ALSO FOR COMMERCIAL USE (Zoned RU5 Village) was built in the 1920s & the first brick home in Adelong, with bricks supplied by Cornishtown Brickworks, but there is no heritage listing. It features dual living zones as well as a kitchen-dining area & a mud room. The property enjoys extensive views over the Adelong Hills.
- The wraparound verandah bordered by rose bushes provides a relaxing space for chats with family & friends, & it protects the home from the northern & western sun in summer, with bistro blinds when lowered, adding extra protection
- The entrance hall is attractive with high ceiling, new flooring, arched divider & original mouldings
- The newly carpeted living room includes a gas heater set within the old fireplace
- The sitting room is a cosy space for writing or curling up with a book
- The good-sized combined chef's kitchen & meals area includes a fireplace converted to decorative cellar; electric heater; Orchard Oak cabinetry; marble bench-tops; Smeg stove with gas cook-top & canopy range-hood; double composite graphite sink; Bosch dishwasher; pantry; & ample natural lighting
- All three spacious bedrooms benefit from high pressed metal ceilings, two with their own fireplace & the other with period robe
- The bathroom features a spacious full-width hobless shower, vanity & chest of drawers, & there is a separate toilet
- The back door opens into a mud room, ideal for dumping those muddy boots after gardening or playing footy, or for providing overflow kitchen storage
- Laundry with a practical long bench for sorting clothes & ample storage space below
- The Nectre N15 wood heater in the master bedroom tends to warm the whole house in winter & there is rarely a need to use the Daikin ducted heating & cooling system
- Terrace & gazebo with festoon lighting, two fireplaces & seating for family BBQs
- Covered parking for three cars (and a long driveway for further off-street parking), with tandem single carport & single garage with work benches accessed from the front, & a single garage accessed from the side (double side gates allow for a truck, campervan or boat to be parked at the rear)
FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Superb soaring pressed-metal ceilings; New timber flooring, panel doors & the original cornices, picture rails, architraves & skirting boards throughout; awnings to windows in each of the gables; attractive plantation shutters to most windows; three walls with the original gold-fleck bricks exposed; house fully rewired; mains natural gas; French antique front & side gates; Second garage at the rear & three garden sheds
ALL YOU NEED, MOSTLY WITHIN A KILOMETRE
- Medical centre (120m); health & community centre (120m); library (120m); theatre (240m); hotel (300m); Foodworks (350m); & Services Club (400m)
- Park with playground (210m); tennis & basketball courts (650m); skatepark (650m); pool (800m - open in the warmer months); walk along creek (500m)
- Zoned for Adelong Public School (900m) & Tumut High School (19 km), also with St Joseph's Primary School (1 km) & Adelong Preschool (a 600m-walk)
- Tumut (21 km); Gundagai (35 km); Canberra (146 km); & Sydney (400 km)
THIS DELIGHTFUL HOME HAS A SOULit's also cool in summer, cosy in winter & a joy all year round. Call Marya on 0425 275 555 to discuss how you can make it yours!
