8 Cardigan Street

Lake Wendouree VIC 3350

Standing at the central gate of the beautiful picket fence is like being at the gateway of the 19th century, with the symmetrical flower garden brimming with colour, all the raked gravel paths delineated with miniature box hedges and the holly bush centerpiece. Located towards the front of the magnificently maintained 1410sqm block is the Victorian cottage with a front verandah perfect to sit and enjoy your morning coffee while over-looking the gardens.

Stepping inside this early 19th century home is like stepping into a time capsule with the soaring high ceilings and arch entrance, original linoleum runner straight through to the back of the home. Offering two large bedrooms at the front of the home and a third bedroom upstairs with built-in robe. The dedicated study/library is a picture you only see in movies with the floor to ceiling bookshelves and fireplace it's the perfect place to sit and read or set up a home office. The grand formal dining is the perfect place for entertaining over Christmas with family, a frieze of hand-coloured paper lines the join between wall and ceiling, depicting 'Fairyland' at Lake Wendouree and the huge silver trophy upon the mantle, celebrating a series of garden competition wins between 1915 and 1918. Heading through to the back of the home into the open plan kitchen living area you are welcomed by a flood of natural light with the large bay window that overlooks the back yard. The main bathroom still has the original bath and with separate laundry, separate shower and toilet for convenience as well as a touch of new with the gas central heating for those colder months.

The long driveway leads down to the rear yard where there is still plenty of room to extend with further living without interrupting the mature gardens behind a wall of large hedges, as you walk through the opening you are blown away again by the flower and vegetable gardens offering so much room for the kids to run around and play and with plenty of hiding spots to the rear of the yard under the vibrant purple wisteria clad pergola.