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There are beautiful homes, and then there are icons - and 4 Bickford Terrace is exactly that.
A dual-level interwar original, designed by architect Ron Golding to weave an eclectic mix of eras through its C1950s bones, later extended by Rob Williams - founder of what became architecture practice Williams Burton Leopardi - into a one-of-a-kind marriage of past and present: generous in its proportions, stone-clad to impart an imposing street presence, and warmed throughout by layers of history and the north-facing light that reigns in every room.
Step inside to a grand entry hall, where the details that make this home unmistakably its own announce themselves immediately - Edwardian fluting, Deco curves, Victorian keystones, original wrought iron door and front windows. The Williams-led extension continues that conversation in open plan form, matching itself so convincingly that guests would be hard-pressed to say where the original ends and its later reinvention begins.
All four bedrooms enjoy their own bathroom and walk-in robe, beginning at ground level with a guest suite and its own adjoining nursery, playroom or office - complete with separate entry, making it just as suited to running a business from home.
An open library creates a thoughtful breath between the formal and open-plan living zones, the kind of space that invites you to pause with a book in front of the cosy gas fireplace.
The flow between kitchen and outdoor entertaining is entirely deliberate - appointed to appease even the most experienced of chefs, and zoned between formal entertaining and everyday function.
Uba Tuba marble carries through glass doors and a servery window to the built-in BBQ kitchen of a terrace designed to entertain with ease, heated and protected just enough from the elements to feel like a natural extension of indoor living. A lap pool and spa complete the resort-style picture, without ever losing that sense of home.
For such a substantial property, the grounds remain refreshingly easy-care - large enough to host everything from considerable celebrations and summer soirees under a marquee, to the epic Halloweens this address is famed for.
Rising to a second level that peaks at a 6.6m void - home to one of Regent Arcade's original chandeliers as its centrepiece - three further bedrooms each enjoy their own ensuite and walk-in robe. Extra care has been given to the parental wing - a complete retreat, sun-filled through picture windows facing south, west and north, and warmed further still by underfloor heating to its couple's ensuite.
Functionality lives in the finer details: a recycling chute connecting kitchen to laundry, a laundry chute from the second level, a mud room ready to receive school bags and muddy boots at the entry to the 4-car garage, floor-to-ceiling storage throughout, and built-in soap dispensers at every sink.
Set on arguably one of Somerton Park's most sought-after streets, 200m from the ocean, footsteps from Sacred Heart College and zoned for Brighton Secondary, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to call a Somerton Park icon your own. There are beautiful homes. And then there is 4 Bickford Terrace.
Features
Lap pool with heated spa
North-facing entertaining with built-in Electrolux BBQ kitchen
4-car garage with extensive mezzanine storage
Ample front gardens & driveway parking behind secure automatic gates
Walk-in robes to all four bedrooms
Ensuite to each upstairs bedroom
Guest suite & attached home office with private entrance
Terrace with hills views & sea breezes
Kleenmaid freestanding oven with gas cooktop
Bosch dishwasher
Franke dual sinks & tapware
Uba Tuba marble & Caesarstone benchtops
Ample, fully irrigated gardens with low-maintenance landscaping
Dual Mitsubishi ducted R/C air conditioning units
Cosy gas fireplace to library
Large solar system
Monitored alarm
Krix speaker system
Lifestyle
200m from Somerton Esplanade
Short stroll from bus stop, reserves & Broadway's eclectic café scene
Prized zoning for Paringa Park Primary & Brighton Secondary
Proximity to Sacred Heart, SPW, Immanuel & Westminster College
Just 20-minutes from the CBD
Rates
Council $8123.60PA
SA Water $732.89PQ
ES Levy $613.75PA
Torrens Title
City of Holdfast Bay
Year Built 1950
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