Please note, if not sold prior, this home will be going to auction on site at 12:30pm, Saturday 30th May 2026. Offers prior to auction are warmly welcomed, accompanied by a signed Section 17.
There is a formal garden pathway off Limestone Avenue that cuts through the surprise of the front garden where a myriad of mature trees dot the lawn and green hedges hold and enclose. Or you can swing into the private driveway on Higgins Crescent and park within the original garage, stepping straight into the northern garden which reads like a magical room. Magnificent palm trees gather alongside an outdoor kitchen complete with sink and pizza oven. Pomegranate, bay and citrus mix with sculptural yucca and hyacinths spring beneath the finger lime.
You can almost hear the clink of glasses, the chatter of garden parties…there is a delightful nostalgia at play, a wonderful Hollywood glamour. Think California and sunshine, bright gold fish swimming in the pond, the home opening to the garden on two sides. This classic double brick, three-bedder, combines echoes of the past with contemporary comforts. The form rendered in big strokes like the rustic icing of a butter cake. While arched windows and doors transport and delight and window boxes teem with pretty flowers.
The home sits on a big block and is surrounded by established gardens that make life feel atmospheric and removed. The original features have been beautifully preserved – high ceilings with baton work, warm timber joinery including internal doors and living-room cabinetry, fireplaces, picture rails and timber floors. Spaces have been thoughtfully rearranged, the generous dining room was once the kitchen and still retains the original cooking hearth, now set with clever built-in-storage. While the original laundry has been transformed into a contemporary kitchen with lots of great storage and modern appliances.
There is a duo of bedrooms that welcome a blessing of northern light and a central bathroom alive with colour and playful pattern. There is a big timber vanity and a separate toilet that opens onto the garden. You can light the open fire within the spacious master and get cosy with cups to tea in bed, while you gaze across the front garden. There are two original built-in-robes here and a long timber mantle above the brick fireplace for curated display.
A big vestibule delivers you to the enclosed porch, a magical space, informed by curves and light and rose scented breezes off the garden. One imagines curling up with a great book, whiling away the hours in secret. The circular sweep of the home culminates in the romance of the big living room, with its brick mantle now set with a slow combustion fireplace, bookended by wonderful original cabinets. Here lots of timber sash windows capture garden snapshots, delivering you to light and nature.
The home is wonderfully placed on the city side of old Ainslie, moments from Haig Park, Campbell 5, Lake Burly Griffin and the Braddon hub. It is an easy stroll to Corroboree Park and Ainslie School. It is moments from the War Memorial, Campbell High and Ainslie Reserve. The home is also handy to Dickson and the popular Ainslie shops hosting IGA, Gastro pub and hatted restaurant, Pilot. Close to transport including light rail, providing fast links to all of Canberra, the home is a stone’s throw from the ANU and the CBD.
features.
.charming three-bedroom, historic cottage in coveted Ainslie
.ideal position at the city end, handy to Braddon, Campbell and the CBD
.nestled within beautifully planted and mature wrap around gardens
.roughly rendered double brick form with window boxes
.beautifully preserved vintage features including lofty ceilings with intricate baton work, timber joinery, doors and cabinetry, two fireplaces and picture rails
.timber floors
.formal entryway off limestone with central garden path ushering to arched French doors flanked by arched windows
.second entryway and private driveway off Higgins Crescent
.original single garage
.private courtyard garden with mature palm and fruiting trees
.fish pond and outdoor kitchen, with sink and pizza oven
.French doors opening onto a formal dining room with great storage
.renovated kitchen with gas hob and new electric oven and dishwasher
.separate living room with original brick hearth, set with slow combustion fireplace
.original cabinetry, and lovely garden aspect
.vestibule opening onto the enclosed porch with French doors onto the front garden
.large master bedroom with open fireplace and two built in robes
.bedroom two, north facing with dual access and robe
.bedroom three, north facing with robe
.renovated bathroom
.separate toilet
.ducted gas heating
.easy stroll to Corroboree and Haig Parks, the wonderful Braddon precinct and the much loved Ainslie shops
.walk to Ainslie School
.close to transport and Mount Ainslie Reserve
.whisper close to the ANU and the CBD
FINE DETAILS (all approximate):
Land size: 877 m2
Living size: 120 m2 (approx.)
EER: 0.0
Build year: 1937
Rates: $5,922.85 pa
Land tax: $12,720.50 pa (investors only)
UV: $1,000,000 (2025/2026)
Rental Opinion: $750 – $800 pw
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