9 Bernard Street

Claremont WA 6010

GRACIOUS CHARACTER HOME NEAR CLAREMONT PARK
ALL OFFERS PRESENTED BY 4.00PM WED 19 SEPTEMBER 2012 (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) FIRST HOME OPEN SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2012 12.00 - 12.45PM LOCATED ON ONE OF CLAREMONT'S PREMIER STREETS AND JUST METRES FROM CLAREMONT PARK, THIS WONDERFUL CHARACTER HOME HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS AND HAS PLAYED HOST TO MANY SPECIAL EVENTS AND MILESTONES IN THEIR LIVES. PROPERTIES IN THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER POCKET OF CLAREMONT SELDOM COME TO MARKET, AND THIS VERY SPECIAL PROPERTY WILL APPEAL TO BUYERS WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR A WELL-DESIGNED HOME WITH ENORMOUS CHARM, FUNCTIONALITY AND COMFORT. THE HOME SITS ON A LARGE 862SQM BLOCK AND HAS A NORTH FACING BACK GARDEN. BEHIND ITS WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND TUCK POINTED FACADE LIES A DECEPTIVELY LARGE FAMILY HOME WHICH WAS LAST RENOVATED AND EXTENDED ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LOCAL ARCHITECTS WHO HAVE WORKED ON MANY OTHER HOMES IN THE STREET. THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE HOME DATES BACK TO ABOUT 1901 AND CONSISTS OF A SPACIOUS STUDY, BEAUTIFUL FORMAL LOUNGE AND DINING ROOM, MASTER BEDROOM WITH A WALK IN ROBE AND A LARGE SEMI ENSUITE WITH MARBLE TILING. VARIOUS PERIOD FEATURES HAVE BEEN RETAINED TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE HOME INCLUDING STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, SOARING CEILINGS, DECORATIVE CORNICES, CEILING ROSES AND ARCHWAYS, FRENCH DOORS, SASH WINDOWS AND BRASS LIGHT FITTINGS. THE GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION CONSISTS OF A WALK THROUGH STUDY AREA, SPACIOUS KITCHEN/DINING AREA AND FAMILY ROOM PLUS A SECOND LOUNGE AREA WHICH WOULD BE A FANTASTIC PLAY ROOM OR ACTIVITY/HOMEWORK AREA FOR CHILDREN. THE DINING AREA OVERLOOKS A KITCHEN COURTYARD GARDEN FILLED WITH HERBS AND VEGETABLES. LARGE WINDOWS AND FRENCH DOORS ALLOW LIGHT TO STREAM INTO THIS PART OF THE HOME, CREATING A WARM AND INVITING SPACE FOR THE FAMILY TO GATHER IN. A SET OF TIMBER DOORS LEADS TO A SECOND BATHROOM WITH A SEPARATE TOILET, LARGE LAUNDRY WITH GENEROUS STORAGE PLUS SPACE FOR AN UNDER BENCH BAR FRIDGE AND FULL SIZE FREEZER, SEPARATE STOREROOM WITH BUILT IN SHELVING, TILED UNDERGROUND CELLAR AND A QUEEN SIZE BEDROOM WITH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN ASPECT. THE FAMILY ROOM OPENS OUT ONTO AN UNDERCOVER ALFRESCO ENTERTAINING AREA PAVED WITH DONNYBROOK STONE OVERLOOKING LOVELY ESTABLISHED GARDENS. A JARRAH STAIRCASE LEADS TO THE SECOND STOREY, WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE QUEEN/KING SIZE BEDROOMS WITH HIGH CEILINGS AND BUILT IN ROBES, A THIRD BATHROOM WITH A SEPARATE TOILET AND A MEZZANINE LOUNGE AREA OR STUDY FOR THE CHILDREN. FLOOR TO CEILING OREGON BEAMS FROM THE FREMANTLE WOOL STORES ADD A TOUCH OF HISTORY TO THIS PART OF THE HOME. ALL THE BEDROOMS HAVE VIEWS OVER NEIGHBOURING TREES AND GARDENS THROUGH BESPOKE ELIZABETH MAVRICK DESIGNED FEATURE GLASS WINDOWS. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE HOME THAT HAS A WONDERFUL AIR OF PRIVACY AND SERENITY ABOUT IT. THERE IS A DOUBLE CARPORT AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS A STOREROOM WHICH COULD BE USED AS A WORKSHOP. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: NEW CARPETS NEAR NEW STOVE AND DISHWASHER PAINTED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO RESEALED DRIVEWAY DUCTED REVERSE CYCLE AIRCONDITIONING ON THE GROUND FLOOR; SPLIT SYSTEMS UPSTAIRS TWO EXTERNALLY FLUED GAS SPACE HEATERS GENEROUS STORAGE THROUGHOUT BESPOKE ELIZABETH MAVRICK DESIGNED GLASS LIGHT FITTINGS AND WINDOWS RETICULATED GARDENS OFF OWN BORE SITUATED ON THE DOORSTEP OF CLAREMONT PARK AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE RIVER, THIS WHISPER QUIET LOCATION WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THE VERY BEST OF THE WESTERN SUBURBS. FABULOUS SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, CAFES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND A VARIETY OF MEDICAL AND BUSINESS FACILITIES ARE ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.