9 Keith Street, Parkdale, Vic 3195

The first home in the area and still arguably the most charming, Lincara c. 1927 makes history with exceptional period detail and excellent contemporary family living. Built at the height of the Californian Bungalow era as a sea-breeze "country house", the home is a showcase of richly paneled walls, elaborately decorated ceilings and warm timber floors. Straight out of 1927 homemaker magazine, the lounge features an impressive stone fireplace flanked by leadlight windows and a tall porticoed entry. But it's the way that history has been honoured and extended that sets this home apart today.

Designed for a modern family with a front master-suite (with an elegant ensuite and WIR), kids' bedrooms in a rear wing and a nursery sized fourth bedroom (or home-office), there's expansive family living/dining flowing out to veranda-style deck across the sun-filled north-facing rear and a classic Corian and European appliance kitchen.

With a sympathetically-designed double carport, this centrally heated, cooled and alarmed home even has the ideal location for a modern family - 5 doors to Gerry Green Reserve, 100m to Parkdale Primary and well within the Zone for both Parkdale Secondary and Mentone Girls Colleges. For more information about this historic Californian Bungalow contact Mathew Cox at Buxton Mentone on 0413 102 224