82-84 Carlton Street

Carlton VIC 3053

COLONIAL GEORGIAN OVERLOOKING CARLTON GARDENS
IN EXCESS OF $1,700,000 LOCATED DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE CARLTON GARDENS, THIS WIDE AND ELEGANT BUILDING IS AMONG THE EARLIEST HOMES TO BE BUILT IN THIS PART OF CARLTON. IT DATES FROM THE EARLY 1860S, AND IS CONSTRUCTED OF BLUESTONE AND BRICK. THE FACADE IS RENDERED AND PAINTED TO MATCH ITS NEIGHBOUR, AND THE BLOCKS AND MASONRY ARE REVEALED ON THE RICHLY-TEXTURED WALLS WHICH FACE THE GARDEN TO THE NORTH. THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS FROM A FLIGHT OF STAIRS UP TO A PANELLED DOOR AT THE CENTRE OF THE HOUSE; THIS OPENS INTO A WIDE HALLWAY OVERLOOKED BY AN ARCHED GEORGIAN SASH WINDOW, WHICH ALLOWS LIGHT TO FLOOD THROUGH THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE HOUSE. WELL-PROPORTIONED SITTING AND DINING ROOMS WITH OPEN FIREPLACES AND RICHLY POLISHED FLOORS OPEN FROM THE HALL THROUGH GLASS AND TIMBER DOUBLE DOORS. THE KITCHEN, FINISHED WITH TIMBER BENCHTOPS AND SLATE TILED FLOOR, WITH A PANTRY AND MODERN APPLIANCES, LOOKS OUT TO THE GARDEN. STAIRS LEAD DOWN TO A RENOVATED LAUNDRY, AND THEN TO WHAT WAS FORMERLY A CELLAR; THIS LARGE SPACE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN ATTRACTIVE INFORMAL LIVING AREA WHICH COULD BE USED AS A FOURTH BEDROOM, WITH EXPOSED BLUESTONE WALLS, SLATE FLOOR, AND NATURAL LIGHT FROM STREET LEVEL. A HANDSOME STAIRCASE LEADS UP TO A BATHROOM, THEN TO THE BEDROOM FLOOR. THREE BEDROOMS OPEN TO THE WIDE VERANDAH WHICH LOOKS OUT ON TO THE CANOPY OF THE CARLTON GARDENS. THE MAIN BEDROOM WITH OPEN FIREPLACE STEPS DOWN TO A LARGE STUDY WITH BUILT IN WARDROBES. THE MAIN BATHROOM ON THIS LEVEL, LIKE THE SMALLER BATHROOM, IS FINISHED IN GLEAMING WHITE, WITH ACCENT MOSAIC TILES. THE TWO UPPER LEVELS OVERLOOK THE SPACIOUS TERRACED GARDEN, PROTECTED BY MELLOW BRICK WALLS, AND ATTRACTIVELY LANDSCAPED WITH CONIFERS. TUCKED AWAY IN ONE CORNER ARE AN EXTERNAL TOILET AND GARDEN SHED; AT THE OTHER END IS RECENTLY-INSTALLED RAINWATER TANK ADJOINING A GATE TO THE BLUESTONE LANE AT THE BACK. THIS SENSITIVELY RENOVATED PROPERTY FEATURES HYDRONIC HEATING, POLISHED FLOORS, AND ABUNDANT STORAGE SPACE. IT OFFERS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN HISTORIC FAMILY RESIDENCE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE CBD, MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY, CARLTON GARDENS, MELBOURNE MUSEUM, AND BRUNSWICK AND LYGON STREETS. AGENT: NELSON ALEXANDER PTY LTD