23 Prince Street, Alberton, SA 5014
Sold: $650,000 (09-28-2009)- hotel 4
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An imposing solid Bluestone Return Verandah Villa oozing with grandeur to overwhelm the most astute buyer. Located in the sought after area of Alberton, this property commands presence and notoriety, being steeped in local history for generations dating back to the late 1800's.
The scale of this home is of enormous proportion, boasting 11 main rooms plus cellar. 6 main rooms and the hallway have been extensively and impeccably presented. Featuring new solid plastered walls, new 12ft high ceilings and beautifully painted cornices and ceiling roses. Enormous effort and expense has been invested to create this quality and prestigious home. The front 2 rooms offer spacious bedrooms with polished floors, antique fireplaces and original timber mantelpieces. On entering the home you will be overcome by the ambience of its heritage features and style. This includes polished timberwork throughout, quality light fittings and heritage style curtain treatments.
Access from the hallway into the formally dining room is through one set of two Arched Leadlight French doors that were salvaged from Penfolds Winery Estate. The other matching set leads into the spacious formal lounge room. Both theses room feature opulent mantelpieces and antique overmantels. The fireplaces have heritage style gas heating installed.
There is a wide elliptical arch between the dining room and the impressive gourmet kitchen creating a perfect environment for socialising, entertaining, dining and cooking. The kitchen offers solid timber cupboard doors, walk-in pantry, built-in kitchen dresser, solid timber island bench with glass/gas cook top and brass overhead exhaust canopy, granite and laminated jarrah bench tops, woodstove, and quality European appliances which includes dishwasher and self cleaning electric oven. There is also halogen lighting, Rinnai gas hot water service with temperature control, Pura tap drinking water filtration and cedar blinds.
A feature of this fabulous home is the luxurious five star bathroom. It features polished porcelain tiles from floor to ceiling, a therapeutic spa and healed towel rails. At the rear of this impressive home there are an additional 5 rooms, within the stone and brick lean-to, which require some finishing touches.
Other features include garaging for 2 cars, carport facilities, remote control garage door, sensor lighting, new good neighbour boundary fencing, established landscaping /gardens and an additional entertaining area on the verandah accessible from the dining room through an additional set of French doors.
This is truly a rare and unique impressive home, in an up and coming location close to fast developing Port Adelaide and surrounding beaches.