94 Swanston Street

Geelong VIC 3220

Character features include leadlight, fireplaces, tessellated tiles, timber fretwork, ceiling roses, period cornices and double-height skirting boards.
Take advantage of formal and informal living areas, generous bedrooms, a self-contained apartment plus abundant space to relax in the north-facing backyard.
The striking home with wide wraparound verandah, built in the early 1900s, has been reroofed, replumbed and rewired for modern-day luxury living.
It features formal original lounge and dining rooms, a 7m-long family living room extension adjoining a central country-style kitchen, plus undercover alfresco space with custom-made blinds to allow entertaining all year round.
The kitchen boasts walk-in pantry, long stone benchtops, quality appliances and abundant storage in solid timber Kauri cupboards.
The formal lounge features a fireplace for cosy nights inside and large windows to enjoy garden views, while the dining room, also with fireplace, easily accommodates a full dining suite along with dinner party space to entertain.
Two stately bedrooms at the front of the home overlook the well-established designer garden through bay windows, with a further bedroom closer to the family hub.
The large central bathroom is a luxurious place to relax with clawfoot original cast-iron bath, frameless shower, tessellated tiles, high-end fittings and period detail.
The rear living room, welcoming loads of light through a wall of windows, is readymade for family time with space for meals, a lounge suite, TV and play around the gas log fire.
Step out through French doors to a sweeping long verandah and the sandstone-paved outdoor area.
The separate apartment, which could double as the ultimate man cave or work-from-home studio, adjoins the garage, allowing privacy away from the main house.
It has its own kitchen, bathroom and 10m-long loft with Oregon timber-lined ceilings and room for a living area, study space and bed.
Other highlights include laundry with mud room porch entry, remote-control garage accessed via automatic front gates, security system with four cameras, solar panels for hot water/electricity, ducted heating, phantom flyscreens on the family room, split-system unit, ducted vacuuming, six water tanks and garden shed/cubby house.
Walk to the city, South Geelong train station, South Geelong Primary School, GMHBA Stadium, St John of God and University hospitals.
The home is also within easy reach of top schools in Newtown, vibrant Pakington St, the Barwon River, waterfront, Deakin University, plus the Ring Road to Melbourne and the Surf Coast.