2 Hill Street

Bellerive TAS 7018

Its steeply pitched roof with finials and broad barge boards, towering chimney stacks, narrow double hung and dormer windows is classic early Gothic Revival with the stately period interior featuring high ceilings in light filled, spacious living rooms. The hand-picked freestone exterior is convict hewn with construction popular in West Country Britain at that time.
Fittings and fixtures are high quality with a variety of exotic timbers through the home ??? Baltic pine, Blackwood, King Billy pine and Tasmanian oak feature as polished floorboards, staircase balustrades and in the timberwork generally. The home and three outbuildings have recently been completely re-wired and re-roofed with a plumbing up-grade completed where required.
The gently sloping grounds of this corner allotment are spacious with established, park-like gardens and an abundance of fruit trees including mulberry, apple, apricot, lemon and plum. The high front boundary hedge provides a private sanctuary with the elevated position of the home offering unencumbered views straight down the river and to Bruny Island from the ground floor.
It was an ideal situation for whale spotting in colonial times and it is not surprising that one of the most notable inhabitants was young Cornish adventurer, Captain Edward Primrose Tregurtha, who took to whaling out of Hobart in the 1830s. Shot marks around the upper stone window are rumoured to have been the result of a gunfight between the Captain and his crew following an argument over pay.
The property has dual access with a tandem garage off Beach Street and from Hill Street there???s a short driveway to a large parking bay convenient to the house.
There???s a solid sandstone, open porch way before the front door with its twin ecclesiastic arched panes and the bright entrance foyer with polished Baltic pine floorboards.
Adjoining is a well-appointed and modernised kitchen with solid Tasmanian oak bench tops and joinery, a wood heater set into the old fireplace, a reverse cycle air conditioner and door to a sandstone paved rear garden courtyard. Quality appliances include a ceramic cooktop with a copper range-hood, a stainless steel under bench oven and a stainless steel dishwasher. It also has a delightful view down the river and room for a kitchen table.
Along a hallway, with a carpeted Baltic pine staircase to the upper level and a step-in linen closet, there???s a good sized library with an open fireplace with built-in bookshelves and stately timber sash windows. At its top end is a capacious formal lounge/dining room with an open fireplace with stone mantel and hearth and double doors to a return patio with a pergola, metal lacework and water views. This room has more contemporary large picture windows to capture the views.
On the other side of the hallway is a generous study/5th bedroom with a deep set sash window overlooking the courtyard garden and a vast family room with a wood heater set into a fireplace and with cupboards and bookshelves built either side. It also has a reverse cycle air conditioner, a skylight, access to the rear courtyard and French doors to a huge conservatory, ideal for playing children or less formal entertaining. With doors to the grounds at both ends it also incorporates a modern laundry.
A large bedroom off this living area could be used as the master or guest accommodation with its blue tiled en suite bathroom, which includes a leadlight feature window and a clawfoot tub.
The staircase is split level from the mid-landing providing access to the good sized garret bedrooms. On one side there???s a modern bathroom with a loo and then two bedrooms, each with a fireplace, one with a built-in wardrobe and garden vista, the other with extensive water views.
On the other side of the staircase is another larger bedroom with a high vaulted ceiling, skylight and walk-in wardrobe.
The three outbuildings include a substantial studio/workshop with separate electrical switchboard, a timber workshop/ garden shed and a garage with an auto roller door and a character stained glass side door.
This secure private home is ideal for a large family with extensive well maintained gardens. It is only a short walk to schools and shops while beaches, parks, the marina and Hobart city centre are only a short drive away.
Inspection is a must for a family who want it all.
By appointment only.
Additional feature/s - Large conservatory.