256 Riversdale Road

Hawthorn East VIC 3123

"Monreith" circa 1890
Echoes of a distant past are evoked by this stately home with three grand front rooms from Alfred Deakin's day which display the features so reminiscent of the time of Australian Federation. Also on the ground floor is one bathroom and a study. The original tuck pointed brickwork and verandah posts lead you from the formal front garden into a wide hallway - so popular back then - and the original Tasmanian hardwood floorboards that flow through each room. The feeling of original grandiose meetings, gatherings and dinners still reverberate in the large living and dining rooms - which still don't need air-conditioning. Original open fireplaces cast their charm under roses on high ceilings - but ducted heating is a help in winter. A more modern addition has made a large kitchen and family living room from where you can enjoy a glass wall view of the quiet and peaceful greenery in the private rear garden, with heated inground pool and four car accommodation accessed through a remote control garage door, from the ROW. The location provides immediate access to trams, leading schools of the area and shops of Glenferrie, Tooronga, Auburn Roads and Camberwell Junction. The amount of space allows a family to spread out and find their own place. Make your mark in history. Land: 804sqm approximately. Inspection by Appointment only between advertised times.