7 Lawson Street, Elwood, Vic 3184
Sold: $1,825,000 (11-14-2010)- hotel 4
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"Caversham" is a unique, uncomplicated and charming home set beside a magical old fashioned orchard garden.
This Arts & Crafts era timber attic villa style home comprises upstairs of 3 bedrooms with a central bathroom. The main bedroom will take your breath away with its size, beautiful north facing window, 2 dormer windows and lovingly converted timber panel BIR's. The 2nd and 3rd bedroom are equally as enchanting with their exposed pitch roof beams, beautiful dormer windows and BIR's.
Downstairs you will find a formal living room leading out to the front porch, formal dining room with a beautiful bay window and OFP, family sized bathroom, 4th bedroom or home office and a generous laundry. Top this off with a family room and kitchen that will bring hours of enjoyment for family and friends with French doors leading to the garden and views out over the out buildings. Other features are original rosettes, cornices, decorative pressed metal ceilings, timber floors, Hydronic heating, A/C and the original crimped wire fence surrounding the garden & home.
Situated on a corner allotment this delightful garden that has been nurtured, loved and cared for creates a quaintly rural flavour in a quiet Elwood corner close to public transport, the beach and Acland street.
Henry would surely have be even inspired to write verse about this property.