Iron-laced, solid-brick and set in approx 611sqm grand family grounds, this classic Victorian residence meets today's sought after lifestyle location. Around the corner from Hawksburn Village with a rear bluestone lane bringing the lattes and lifestyle even closer, this double-fronted c.1885 Hawthorn-brick home has been lovingly held by one family for over 60 years...now it is impeccably polished and ready to welcome a new generation.A superior home of its time with every period detail beautifully maintained, this magnificent home unfolds beyond a tessellated-tiled veranda and leadlight entry with a traditional 4 bedroom, dual zone floorplan. Graced with a fine formal lounge overlooking the landscaped front garden, the home flows to a spectacularly skylit family zone ...with beautifully proportioned bedrooms (most) upgraded with fitted-robes in-between.Ready for today’s family life with large dining beside the modern kitchen, and a vastly versatile separate-facility bathroom (easily split into two,) the home is freshly styled with the latest loop-pile wool carpets meeting rich Baltic Pine and hardwood floors, airy plantation shutters on tall sash windows and sparkling designer lighting alongside traditional chandeliers. With an eye-catching fireplace for almost every original room, two with monumental marble mantles, and lofty up to 3.7m ceilings wrapped by deep decorative cornices, the home showcases the highest-quality detail of its time with detailed plasterwork (including a grand corbelled-arch and spectacular ceiling roses), and lavish leadlight at every turn.Perfect for today with reverse-cycle air conditioned, gas-heated comfort... and even more perfect for tomorrow with space and scope to extend, there’s an additional semi-detached rear kitchen to provide inspiration for a future extension, and a double garage easily accessed from the wide rear lane ...all in established gardens with space for kids to play, the family to entertain, and even fit a future pool!Blue-chip located steps from the prestige boutiques, patisseries and providores of Hawksburn Village, this grand family home is three stops to Chapel St‘s nightlife and Prahran Market’s early morning shopping, a stroll to Victoria Gardens parklands, a minute to Toorak Village and High St Armadale’s shopping and a stroll to Bistro Thierry & Mt Erica Hotel. Zoned for popular Toorak Primary School, many of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools are close; including Loreto Mandeville Hall and Melbourne Grammar, St Michael’s and Geelong Grammar campuses.
