12 Harms Avenue

Birdwood SA 5234

BUILT IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY BY ADELAIDE BANK, THIS CLASSIC BLUESTONE BUILDING IS A FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP RARELY SEEN TODAY. STANDING AS A TESTAMENT OF TIME IT GRACIOUSLY RESTS AMID THE COMMERCIAL HEART OF BIRDWOOD.CURRENTLY IT IS USED AS A GRAND PRIVATE RESIDENCE WITH THE UNUSUAL BENEFIT OF A COMMERCIAL OFFICE DUE TO ITS EXISTING SPLIT ZONING BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL.POSITIONED NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE AND OPPOSITE THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLOIT THE PERFECT LOCATION IF YOU HAVE SOME BUSINESS VENTURE IN MIND. ALTERNATIVELY IT IS A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING THAT ANYONE WOULD BE PROUD TO CALL HOME.WITH A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED POSITION ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE STREET, IT HAS A CERTAIN SENSE OF PRESENCE BEFORE YOU EVEN ENTER. IT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY A TOURIST PHOTO AND IS OPENLY ADMIRED BY LOCALS AND STRANGERS ALIKE.NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED BY THE ADELAIDE BANK WHO CLEARLY WISHED TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN THE NEW SETTLEMENT OF BLUMBERG. THE ORIGINAL 4 ROOM BUILDING OFFERS A GRAND CENTRAL HALLWAY THAT LEADS TO PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED ROOMS WITH LOFTY CEILINGS, OPEN FIRES AND ORNATE MANTELPIECES. A LATER EXTENSION CONTINUED WITH THE QUALITY THEME ALLOWING THE TRANSITION FROM BANK TO RESIDENCE.THIS CLASSIC STYLE OF FLOOR PLAN OFFERS REAL FLEXIBILITY AS EACH OF THE ROOMS CAN BE MOULDED TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL TASTES AND DESIRES. IT WILL ESSENTIALLY DEPEND ON WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AS TO HOW YOU ULTIMATELY UTILIZE THE ROOMS. IMPORTANTLY, THE RESIDENCE IS FULLY RENOVATED ALLOWING THE NEW OWNERS TO MOVE IN AND ENJOY THIS HISTORICAL HOME AND PICTURESQUE GROUNDS. WHILST THE BLOCK IS 1198SQM IT OFFERS MUCH MORE USABLE SPACE THAN A MODERN HOME AS THE FRONT OF HOUSE IS LITERALLY ON THE PAVEMENT (A COMMON THING WITH COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS LOCALLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY). THE REAR GARDENS ARE HOME TO A GLORIOUS GOLDEN ELM TREE THAT IS A SPECTACULAR FEATURE OF AN EASY CARE, LOW MAINTENANCE YARD. SHADE IS ALSO OFFERED BY A COUPLE OF MAJESTIC GUM TREES THAT ATTRACT ABUNDANT BIRDLIFE.NOTEWORTHY ITEMS INCLUDE: - CRISP MODERN KITCHEN AND PERIOD BATHROOM WITH CLAW FOOT BATH.- POLISHED FLOORBOARDS AND CLASSIC LONG HALLWAY RUNNERS.- REVERSE CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING, SC HEATER AND SEVERAL GAS OUTLETS.- DOUBLE CARPORT WITH PAVED BASE AND ELECTRIC ROLLER DOOR.- COLOUR BOND SHED, 9M X 6M WITH CONCRETE FLOOR AND POWER. WOOD/GARDEN SHED.- PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MORE SHEDDING/PARKING AT THE REAR OF BLOCK.- LARGE WEATHERPROOF PERGOLA, FULLY PAVED WITH ADDITIONAL OFF STREET PARKING.- IRRIGATED LAWN. ESTABLISHED HERB AND VEGETABLE PATCH WITH AUTO IRRIGATION.- PROPERTY OFFERS SPACE AND SCOPE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.- MAINS AND RAIN WATER BOTH CONNECTED.HELD BY THE SAME OWNER FOR 22 YEARS IT IS SIMPLY FOR SALE AS IT IS TIME FOR A NEW CHAPTER IN LIFE. THE SAYING GOES, ONE DOOR CLOSES AND ANOTHER ONE OPENS. WHAT IS BEHIND THE DOOR AT NO. 12 SHANNON STREET? IS THIS THE DOOR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR?A HISTORY OF BLUMBERG.....THE FIRST SUBDIVISIONS IN BLUMBERG WERE SOLD IN 1856, AND FURTHER BLOCKS WERE SUBDIVIDED IN 1860. OF THE FOUR EARLY NODES OF SETTLEMENT AROUND BIRDWOOD, IT WAS THE MILL NODE AT BLUMBERG WHICH GREW TO FORM THE COMMERCIAL HEART OF WHAT HAS BECOME BIRDWOOD. THE MILL, EARLY SMITHIES AND WHEELWRIGHTS, THE FIRST POST OFFICE IN BLUMBERG PROPER, VARIOUS STORES INCLUDING A SHOEMAKER AND TWO HOTELS ALL CLUSTERED AROUND THE MILL TOWARD THE WESTERN END OF SHANNON STREET. THE TOWNS FIRST PURPOSE BUILT POST OFFICE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1885 JUST OPPOSITE THE MILL, AND DURING THE FOLLOWING DECADE, THE BANK OF ADELAIDE ESTABLISHED A BLUMBERG BRANCH NEXT DOOR TO THIS. IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE MILL BECAME OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE TOWN. ITS CONSTRUCTION BY MR BLUMEL IN 1854 WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE SUCCESSFUL SUBDIVISION OF BLUMBERG, AND IT HAS PROVIDED ONGOING EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS FOR MANY SUBSEQUENT DECADES OF THE TOWN'S HISTORY. BETWEEN 1871 AND 1877, THE BLUMBERG FLOUR MILL WAS RUN BY THE PFLAUM BROTHERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WATTLE BARK MILL WHICH THEY CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE FLOUR MILL IN 1871. IN 1887 THEY CONSTRUCTED THE FOUR STOREY 'PEERLESS ROLLER MILL' ADJACENT TO THE MAIN ROAD. TODAY BIRDWOOD IS THE FAMOUS HOME OF THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM. SINCE 1965 MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED DISCOVERING THEIR MOTORING HERITAGE HERE. AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE COLLECTION, RESEARCH, PRESERVATION, EDUCATION AND DISPLAY OF AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRANSPORT HISTORY, THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM IS MUCH MORE THAN A COLLECTION OF VEHICLES. IT IS A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WAY WE WERE, THE WAY WE ARE NOW AND THE WAY OF THE FUTURE.