34 Carter Street

Best offers by 12:00pm Tuesday 8th September (unless sold prior) So close to North Adelaide and Prospect Road you can leave the car exactly where it is, this C1880 sandstone symmetrical cottage turns 145 years of history into a lifestyle that feels anything but stuck in the past. Ready for the next chapter after several years of meticulous restoration and an exhaustive 2026 revival, 34 Carter Street has been restored with the kind of care old homes deserve but rarely receive. Leading heritage trades, traditional techniques, and an unwavering eye for detail have revived its 390sqm parcel from picture-perfect façade to sunny rear yard. Polished timber floors, fretwork, leadlight glass, delicate mouldings, and soaring ceilings bring the romance, while four generous bedrooms line a wide central hallway, each claiming its own ornate fireplace and enough flexibility to handle kids, guests, home offices, or a little of everything. Then comes the shift. A rear extension reaches for the northern sun, uniting living, dining, and entertaining into one big, bright sweep that keeps everyday life connected. A showpiece kitchen holds court with the backbone to handle real life. Italian benchtops and shaker-style cabinetry wrap around an ultra-wide Bertazzoni gas cooker, Miele dishwasher, and farmhouse sink, while open shelving adds the finishing touch to a space made for pouring another glass while dinner simmers (with a cellar on standby to keep you suitably stocked). A beautifully finished family bathroom brings a frameless walk-in shower and wide marble-topped vanity to the equation, while a concealed laundry ensures the practicalities can disappear when you don't need it. Step outside and suddenly the whole plot comes into play. Generous undercover outdoor living and dining takes care of long lunches and Christmas Day, overlooking a sweep of freshly laid lawn and newly landscaped gardens with room for kids, pets, parties, and whatever else a sunny Saturday brings your way. Ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning, ceiling fans, automated irrigation, and extensive off-street parking round out a home that wears its history proudly, yet asks for absolutely no compromise when it comes to modern comfort. And when you do step out, the hardest decision might be where to start. Coffee on O'Connell, lunch at Bottega Bandito, a movie marathon at Palace Nova or Piccadilly, dinner at Meze Mazi, Rosemont Hall, Mercato, or Yakisan - with North Adelaide and Prospect Road both within strolling distance, your morning caffeine hit, Friday night drinks, and everything between can unfold without so much as turning the ignition. The school run is sorted with zoning for North Adelaide Primary School, Adelaide High and Adelaide Botanic High, while many of the city's best private schools are within easy reach, including Blackfriars Priory School and Wilderness School on your doorstep. Past, present, and future in perfect sync - the best chapter might just be next. • C1880 sandstone symmetrical cottage on 390sqm • Extensively renovated and restored including rewiring, replumbing, and replaced roof sheeting • Preservation of character details throughout by Adelaide's leading heritage trades using traditional techniques • Repointed stone façade, restored rendered quoins, restored verandah with tessellated tiles, and preserved original iron lacework • Double and solid brick construction • Landscaped gardens with fully automated irrigation to front and rear • Gated off-street parking on gravel drive with roller door access to rear yard • Brand new Daikin ducted, zoned air-conditioning throughout • Ceiling fans • Restored Baltic pine floorboards to hallway, new loop pile wool carpets to bedrooms, engineered oak timber floors to rear living • High-end bathroom with marble-look porcelain floor tiling, marble-topped vanity, frameless walk-in shower, and extra-height bespoke joinery • Concealed European laundry to bathroom • Gourmet kitchen with 900mm Bertazzoni freestanding dual fuel cooker, Miele dishwasher, bespoke extra height joinery, marble-look Italian porcelain benchtops and shelving, English-made fireclay farmhouse sink, oak floating shelving, shaker cabinetry, and designer handmade light sconces • Wine cellar • NBN ready • Gas instantaneous hot water service • Garden shed • Previously Council-approved extension plans (single and double storey) can be made available upon request Specifications: CT / 5285/664 Council / Prospect Zoning / EN Built / 1880 Land / 390m2 (approx) Frontage / 12.8m Council Rates / $2653.25pa Emergency Services Levy / $208.35pa SA Water / $255.61pq Estimated rental assessment / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request Nearby Schools / North Adelaide P.S, Walkerville P.S, Prospect P.S, Brompton P.S, Nailsworth P.S, Adelaide Botanic H.S, Adelaide H.S