189 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill, Vic 3068

This Clifton Hill landmark is a part of Melbourne's cultural heritage. Built in the 1880s by the Kimpton flour milling family, the residence has been home since the 1960s to the late Mars McMillan, who with Alastair McAllister founded Harpsichords of Melbourne. The property was both home and workplace for the renowned and much-loved instrument builder and Australian Rules fanatic, who died in 2016. In the heart of the Queens Parade commercial, cafe and shopping precinct, it is set well back from the street on a deep garden block with right-of-way access, just around the corner from the Darling Gardens. Distinguished by magnificently proportioned rooms and soaring ceilings, this substantial residence, in need of extensive restoration, comprises elegant sitting and dining rooms opening from a grand arched hallway, vast balcony bedroom and two further bedrooms, kitchen/meals area and bathroom/laundry. Here is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to create a splendid family residence or spacious commercial/professional premises in a thriving centre just 10 minutes by tram from the CBD.