This gracious period home on the fringe of Bendigo will be a dream come true for anyone seeking a rewarding restoration project. The heritage home is almost original, and features a long list of prized features that must be seen to be fully appreciated. Unique decorative elements to love include leadlight and frosted glass, high, decorative ceilings, picture rails, double hung windows and exquisite tiling in the kitchen and lounge. The house presents a handsome façade, with its leafy garden, its arched, enclosed porch, and a stately palm tree that peeks over the roofline, placing you firmly in a heritage neighbourhood. Once inside the porch, double doors with beautiful oval frosting make for a grand entrance into a wide hallway. The formal loungeroom to the right is a chocolate box of treasures, with a bespoke decorative tiled hearth with plaster and timber details. Split system heating and cooling is a welcome addition, as is the ducted heating throughout the home. The main bedroom opposite shares many of the same features of the lounge, being triple leadlight windows and an elaborate ceiling rose. A walk-in-robe is a surprise inclusion. Two further bedrooms cater for family and guests. A central bathroom is functional yet ready for an upgrade. It has a shower, bath, vanity, toilet and a skylight. The eat-in kitchen is super cute, with its upright gas stove nestled within the original tiled alcove. Again, it’s neat and functional, and has welcomed each day with a whistling kettle for decades. Past the laundry, an earlier addition houses a large rear living room with skillion roofline and two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows. A backdoor opens to an outdoor deck. Find a garden shed and carport in the backyard, plus an old garden to enjoy tending and taming. The address is approximately 1km, or a 15-minute walk, to Bendigo’s CBD – another feature to convert your interest to swift action in Sternberg Street!
