7 Saint Peters Terrace

Willunga SA 5172

ST ANNE'S LODGE
ST ANNE'S LODGE IS A STUNNING PROPERTY OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND STATELY CONSTRUCTION OF LOCALLY EXCAVATED STONE AND SLATE, A CHRONICLE OF WILLUNGA TOWNSHIP'S EARLY HERITAGE. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE HISTORIC STREETSCAPE OF ST PETERS TCE AND WITH 2 ROAD FRONTAGES, THIS GRAND HOME WAS FIRST BUILT FOR DR RICHARD JAY IN 1851. EXTENSIONS TO THE REAR AND WESTERN SIDE OF THE HOUSE WERE CARRIED OUT IN 1880, AND IT CONTINUED USE AS A DOCTOR'S RESIDENCE AND SURGERY UNTIL 1940. FURTHER ADDITIONS OF A FAMILY ROOM AND ABLUTIONS AREA WERE ADDED IN MORE RECENT TIMES. THE HOME IS CLASSIFIED BY THE NATIONAL TRUST OF SA ON THE STATE HERITAGE REGISTER AND BEARS A PLAQUE OF COMMENDATION FROM THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS. MODERNISED BUT RETAINING MUCH OF THE CHARM OF THE ERA, THE FLOOR PLAN PRESENTS WITH AN ENTRANCE HALL REVEALING A GRACIOUS LOUNGE ROOM WITH BAY WINDOW AND A FORMAL DINING ROOM, FLOWING ONTO 2 SMALL BEDROOMS. THESE WERE ONCE THE DOCTOR'S WAITING ROOM AND SURGERY, AND THE ORIGINAL LOCAL SLATE FLOORS STILL EXIST, PROUDLY WITHSTANDING THE TEST OF TIME. BEYOND THE ENTRANCE IS A SHORT STAIRCASE, WITH A SMALL WINE CELLAR AT THE BASE, WHICH LEADS TO THE UPSTAIRS STUDY/STUDIO, ORIGINALLY THE MAID'S QUARTERS. A COSY DEN WITH FIREPLACE OPENS UP TO THE KITCHEN WHICH BOASTS STRIKING SANDSTONE FLOOR TILES AND TIMBER CABINETRY PUNCTUATED BY A STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES AND STAINED GLASS DOORS. MULTIPLE SKYLIGHTS ALLOW NATURAL LIGHT TO PERMEATE BOTH THIS AND THE ADJACENT CASUAL DINING AREA. THE ADJOINING 1880'S ADDITION HOUSES 2 BEDROOMS AND AN ENSUITE BATHROOM, AND BOTH THIS AND THE MEALS AREA LINK TO THE FAMILY ROOM WHICH HAS SLOW COMBUSTION HEATING. THE LARGER OF THE HOMES MAIN ROOMS STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL PRESSED IRON CEILINGS, AND IN ALL THERE ARE 5 WORKING FIREPLACES PLACED THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. EXTERNALLY, THERE IS A PERGOLA SHADING THE NORTH-WESTERN CORNER OF THE HOME, AND AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE THERE IS A SLATE PAVED AREA FOR OPEN AIR SEATING WITH A HANDY OUTSIDE WC NEARBY. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE 4 TANKS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 36,000 LITRES OF RAINWATER, A 6X12M COLOUR BOND GARAGE WITH SKYLIGHTS, CEMENT FLOOR AND POWER, AN OLDER SHED OF APPROX 48SQM, A WOOD SHED AND A CHICKEN COOP IN THE CORNER. THE DELIGHTFUL AND EXPANSIVE GARDEN IS AN EXPLOSION OF FOLIAGE TEXTURES AND COLOUR, WITH LUSH AREAS OF LAWN ENCIRCLED BY EXQUISITE GARDEN BEDS, INCLUDING OVER 100 (PREDOMINATELY DAVID AUSTIN) ROSES AND NUMEROUS FRUIT TREES. STANDING RESPLENDENT AS ONE OF THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL EARLY DOMESTIC BUILDINGS IN WILLUNGA, THE AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF A BYGONE ERA HAVE BEEN PROFICIENTLY INTEGRATED WITH MODERN CONVENIENCES, RESULTING IN AN ILLUSTRIOUS RESIDENCE WITH UNSURPASSED CHARACTER AND AMBIANCE. PRICE: $850,000 PLEASE CALL BEA RICCIARDI FOR MORE DETAILS RLA 1783