Originally known as "Emerson Grove" this mellow & gracious country home built in the 1930's by Charles Boag, a local builder of renown, & complete with its resident peacock & guinea fowls has finally come to the market. Art deco design cornice work, 10ft ceilings, solid timber doors & updated marble bathroom make this a home for the discerning purchaser. Lovingly cared for by its current owners who have created over 3 acres of beautiful gardens, this charming home offers so much potential. Perfect as a country retreat or as holiday accommodation this property could be your home & income, or with a nearly completed sub-division for the adjacent 1500sqm block a handsome investment.
Commanding & elegant from the sweeping driveway to the oak staircase topped by a brass chandelier it is hard not to imagine cocktail parties or murder mystery weekends - entertaining, country style.
The marble tiled entrance hall doesn't quite demand a butler but it does have that sort of feel & the open fireplace in the drawing room will be where your guests cluster on a winter evening, even though the gas-fired hydronic central heating, practical but prosaic, is doing a sterling job of keeping the house warm on even the coldest night. The peaceful morning room with its easterly views of the garden will be a favourite place to curl up with a good book & the current library would make a good formal dining or breakfast room.
The conservatory, adjacent to the kitchen, with its garden views & flocks of regular avian visitors, is another favourite area in which to relax while the chef gets to work. The kitchen with plenty of informal dining space, features granite worktops, a large pantry, Miele dishwasher, 4-burner gas hob with range hood, electric double wall oven & enough pot drawers for even the most demanding MasterChef.
The main suite on the ground floor has two bedrooms, the master with walk-in robe & ensuite & the secondary with built-in robes & access to the family bathroom. Upstairs there are 3 further bedrooms, one with a fireplace, all with built-in robes, & a further bathroom & powder room. Garden views abound from every window - peace personified.
Every house has its workman like areas & the mudroom & laundry are no exceptions - a great place to sleep the dogs! Outside there is an old stable with a tack room, feed store & an ancient store room that looks like it would have originally housed the trap or gig.
There is also a huge typically Australian timber barn with clay tiled flooring; the fun that has been had here down the years! It has a built-in range, pot-belly stove, freestanding electric cooker, shower & toilet. Glamorous it is not - but with a bit of vision there could be the best rustic retreat accommodation, or garaging for a classic car collection, or an art gallery; the potential for this space is only limited by one's imagination.
The extensive & glorious gardens are a testament to the gardener's art with clipped formal hedging, mature European trees & shrubs including Prunus, Japanese maple, a Silver Birch grove, Nyssa & Ornamental Cherries to name but a few. There is the Ritz-Carlton of chook sheds & a covered veggie patch sufficient to placate the Jamie Oliver in us all. Then there's the 10-metre swimming pool, & the espaliered fruit trees....too much to talk about. Call me - Kate Coyle 0447 555 001 & let's take a good long look at this lovely old home - ideally located in the popular visitor destination village of Bundanoon within an easy walk to the coffee shops, the railway station & the Morton National Park.
