55 Melrose Street

Mount Pleasant SA 5235

This stunningly beautifully, circa 1884 Victorian landmark property has been fully restored with every attention to detail to maintain its integrity and authenticity. It is now a very impressive family home on almost an acre of country garden complete with many different varieties of fruit trees, lawn areas and graceful sweeping boughs. Of Bluestone construction with an elegant return verandah, properties of this age and style are extremely rare. Originally designed and built as the Commercial Bank of South Australia and Managers' Residence, the history of the property can be traced down through various stages of development to the current owners and their vision of its now fully restored perfection. The property is totally unique in this area, with features which are only found in a property of this age.
From the graceful entry, along the wide hallway accessing all the rooms, it is easy to see how much love and attention the owners have poured into this prestigious house making it now an extremely desirable property for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a piece of South Australia's history. The owners have fitted new cornices, restored delightful open fireplaces, renovated the ceiling roses, new light fittings, a fully renovated bathroom with a new cast-iron bath, brass fittings and a marble topped vanity unit and a second bathroom. The property is currently arrayed as 3 large bedrooms, a formal lounge with an air conditioning unit, formal dining room, a study, also with an air conditioning unit, spacious country-style kitchen large enough for a family dining area and featuring a stainless steel gas stove, a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher and slow combustion heater. Polished Baltic pine floorboards are in most areas and lofty 14 foot ceilings throughout, plus every room is well proportioned making their intended use very interchangeable to suit the new owners' requirements. There is a cellar which is totally dry and would be extremely useful for wine storage and there is clear evidence here of something one would not normally expect in a building of this age and that is a damp course. Outside of the house there is a lovely timber deck with caf blinds for delightful outdoor entertaining, plus a large 12mx6m garage with concrete floor, light and power plus other assorted shedding. Amongst the flora around the property there are camellias, weeping mulberry, cherry, lime, lemon, peach, pomegranate, almond, plum and some amazing big gums. The rear property boundary runs right down to the centre of the river and has direct access to the river bank via a gate.
The friendly township of Mount Pleasant is well-serviced for all facilities, such as doctor, chemist, post office, bank, hospital, butchers and even 2 pubs. The property is only 30 minutes from the Barossa Valley and less than 60 minutes to the heart of the CBD.