Applebury has a unique place in the history of Mount Wilson as residents came together in a joint community endeavour in 1922 to build their very own post office (and later telephone exchange), on donated land alongside the picturesque St Georges Church.
For more than half a century it provided a social and business hub for the village, cementing the amazing community spirit that continues to this day.
Located on a magnificent tree-lined avenue, Applebury is now a genteel respite from the increasingly hectic and busy lives that we all lead in this modern world.
Privately owned since 1997, extensive restoration and extension work has transformed the property into one of the finest examples of the area's architecture and gardens
For those who value historical character and also yearn for sophisticated luxury, this heritage building with its architect-designed, north-facing extension is the perfect marriage of both worlds.
Set on just over half an acre of gently sloping, fully landscaped gardens that embrace the northerly aspect, this property is lifestyle and luxury all rolled into one mesmerising package.
Everything about Applebury displays the care and pride taken in doing something beautifully, of respect for the property's special place in the Mount Wilson community. Enter through cedar gates to find a pea gravel path dotted with standard weeping maples and topiary buxus buttons. Sit beneath the shade of a decades old Japanese maple to admire the building's facade with its cedar storm shutters, hand-hewn, bagged sandstone walls and Parisian sconce entrance lights, feel the nostalgia of a more gracious era. The fully rebuilt (2012) interiors of the Heritage listed section, including select-grade hardwood flooring, wool carpets, antique French chandeliers, custom linen drapes, shadow-line cornicing and a stunning Chiminee Chazelles open fire, all reference the past with unsurpassable quality and workmanship and understated style..
There are three bedrooms, a formal dining and lounge, two bathrooms plus a charming study, (currently storage) where the original post boxes used to sit.
The heritage windows were replicated and double glazed, a new Colour-bond roof added plus LED spotlights and built-in robes. A light-filled hallway links the old to the new, with a light-chamber side entry and a stairwell leading to the internal under-house, double garage, storage and laundry.
The open plan living/dining/kitchen is everything you would expect from a superior quality build - soaring ceilings, light and airy, beautiful windows, outdoor undercover dining, a magnificent kitchen with luxury fit-out and butler's pantry, plus a cosy second Chiminee Chazelles fireplace. A bank of Clerestory windows fills the room with a luminous and soft light.
The extension features James Hardie weatherboards, steel double-glazed windows and doors, floor to ceiling custom storage, Luxaflex insulated blinds, cedar plantation shutters and copper flyscreens.
A north-facing, hardwood undercover deck with stainless steel balustrades connects the kitchen to the outdoors.
The kitchen features integrated stainless steel sinks and Gaggennau, Qasair and Miele appliances, Calcutta Gold 400mm bench-tops and a spacious pantry.
The gardens have been professionally landscaped, created in 2015 around magnificent original plantings of apple, maple and other rare, cool-climate trees, plus endemic tree ferns. All the hard work's been done.
Gravel paths, custom gates, arbours, pergolas, plinths, hedges and flowing sections of lawn define herbaceous beds verdant with roses, hydrangea, daphne, iris, hellebores and an assortment of antique perennials and rare plants.
There is also driveway access to a large Colour-bond outbuilding at the rear of the gardens with electricity and water, perfect for artist or hobby studio and roomy enough for 3 extra cars to be securely housed.
Here is an opportunity, to live the life on offer in the sought after enclave of Mount Wilson with its famous volcanic soils without the headache and maintenance of a larger property.
-110,000 litre concrete rainwater tank
-Battery solar system (24KW of storage)
-Sigen Gateway ensures seamless switching between battery and grid
-Starlink internet
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