826 Cape Naturaliste Road

Naturaliste WA 6281

The mansion, with extensive limestone retaining walls, delightful gardens and landscaped grounds, overlooks a spring fed ornamental lake filled with marron. The estate has a variety of old natural trees and the owners have also planted many established evergreen and deciduous trees over the years. The owners have also built a challenging, short course, 9 hole golf course as part of a master plan for the development of the property and the first tee is positioned on the lawn outside the mansion. The first, tiered green, is viewed across the ornamental lake from the house and its grounds. The green is protected by a contrasting, pure white, sand bunker, providing a world class, landscaped setting, normally only seen in the world's top golf courses or holiday destinations.
The two storey limestone mansion is breathtaking in its presence, with balconies from the upstairs rooms giving commanding views over the estate. It took 2 stonemasons, 2 years, working full time, to construct the stone mansion.
A magnificent entry to the mansion is via two, huge, medieval, solid timber doors, with antique, forged, door hardware. Opening the doors introduces visitors to the internal grandeur of the mansion capturing a bygone era. The wide, high, grand entry, has exposed beams, a beautiful wrought iron chandelier, cobblestone flooring and limestone feature walls and leads to a 260 squ mtr (approximately) Great Room entertainment area. Entertainment was the priority when the house was designed; four, huge, limestone pillars, highlight an internal void to the second storey overlooking the Great Room and provide a superb feature in this open plan living area. A cavernous open fire place adds to the ambience of this imposing area. The whole effect of this area is similar to a baronial hall, found in some of the great country houses of Europe. A separate scullery for the preparation of fine foods leads off the Great Room and complements the magnificent kitchen and meals area. Formal and informal dining areas together with formal and informal sitting areas are all located in the Great Room.
Large functions have been held in the Great Room comfortably seating 120 guests at tables and more if required. Guests can relax in a separate pool/television room with French doors opening onto the first tee, creating a picture perfect outlook of the ornamental lake and the green. A large, tranquil, guest bedroom and ensuite with antique cabinet work, is located downstairs off the entry and a separate guest powder room services the guests. The laundry and a further toilet are located off the Great Room.
The second storey is accessed from the Great Room by a superb, grand staircase.
The main bedroom is located upstairs and is massive, it has two separate ensuites and walk in robes and it also contains a study with a large desk and a full floor to ceiling bookcase with a library rack ladder to access the upper shelves (the furniture can be purchased separately if required). The main bedroom has French doors opening onto two separate large balconies giving fabulous views, from two perspectives, over the grounds of the estate.
A further 3 generous sized bedrooms are located upstairs (1 with ensuite). A separate toilet and powder room service the other 2 bedrooms. Two of the bedrooms open onto another large balcony with extensive valley views.
A separate gallery area is also located upstairs for the children or guests and French doors open onto another huge balcony overlooking the ornamental lake and golf course.
A large, picturesque, dam services the estate and a commercial pump system reticulates the property and has sufficient power to supply water for rural pursuits such as olives or vines. A small orchard has been planted to supply the owners of the estate with a variety of fresh fruit. The dam blends into the valley and it has been beautifully landscaped around the dam as part of the rehabilitation process. A stunning Donnybrook stone spillway and Spanish Steps staircase from the main dam to the ornamental lake has been constructed to blend into the landscape. A further matching Donnybrook stone spillway directs the water overflow from the ornamental lake past a secret garden on its way through the valley. The pump house has also been constructed of Donnybrook stone to match the spillways and all the stonework has been carefully laid by a master stonemason.
Rarely do properties change hands in this locality; this is a trophy asset!!
Additional feature - Fireplace(s).