15 Murphy Street

Brighton VIC 3186

SPANISH MISSION-STYLE FAMILY HOME ON A LARGE ALLOTMENT WITH A NORTH-WESTERN ASPECT AND IN A BLUE CHIP LOCATION!
$1.9M - $2.1M ACCORDING TO AN EXTERNAL WALL PLAQUE, THIS SOLID HOME WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER WH MERRITT AND BUILT IN 1929. THE HOME STANDS AS A TRIBUTE TO THE DESIGNER AND IS REMARKABLE IN ITS FAITHFULNESS TO ITS SPANISH MISSION STYLING. A WONDERFUL RELAXING AMBIENCE IS EVOCATIVE OF A SPANISH HACIENDA, AND THE LIFESTYLE ON OFFER IS CASUAL AND COMFORTABLE. THIS IS A GENUINE HOME FOR A FAMILY ? ONE WHO REQUIRES A SANCTUARY FROM THE BUSY WORLD, WANTS AN EASY ENTERTAINING ENVIRONMENT, DESIRES SPACE TO SPREAD OUT, AND NEEDS TO BE CLOSE TO A RANGE OF AMENITIES. STRIKING DECORATIVE CEILING AND CORNICES, PLUS PLATE RAILS IN THE ENTRANCE HALL IMMEDIATELY RECALL THE ART DECO PERIOD STYLING, AND THE ARCHED FRONT DOOR AND ARCHED WALL NICHE PROVE THAT THE SPANISH INFLUENCE IS NOT JUST IN THE FA?ADE. POLISHED TIMBER FLOORING ADDS TO THE EQUATION. THOSE WONDERFUL CEILINGS FEATURE IN THE COMFY LOUNGE ROOM WHICH HAS SHELVING EITHER SIDE OF AN EXPOSED BRICK-SURROUNDED OPEN FIREPLACE. THE FORMAL DINING ROOM HAS A FASCINATING SPANISH-STYLE OFP. THE OLD-FASHIONED KITCHEN HAS A LARGE WALK-IN PANTRY. THERE?S A FAMILY ROOM, AND THERE ARE ALSO 4 BEDROOMS (BIRS) AND A POSSIBLE STUDY, PLUS 2 BATHROOMS. THE RESIDENCE HAS POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER RENOVATION. PALM TREES GIVE A LAIDBACK FEEL TO THE LARGE REAR YARD WHERE THERE?S A SHADE COVERED OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING AREA, A GAS MAINS BBQ, A LARGE SOLAR-HEATED SAFETY-FENCED INGROUND POOL, AND AMPLE PLAY SPACE FOR CHILDREN. A TANDEM GARAGE AND ABUNDANT OFF-STREET PARKING ARE AMONGST THE INCLUSIONS. THE LAND IS GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED AT APPROXIMATELY 9,960SQ FT (60? X 165?), AND THE LOVELY LEAFY LOCATION HAS EASY ACCESS TO SCHOOLS, PARKS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND SHOPS.