148 High Street, Ashburton, Vic 3147

Offered for the first time in over 40 years, a rare and exquisite example of what made Melbourne marvelous in the 1880s, this historically significant four bedroom plus study residence captures the transition from Victorian Italianate to Queen Anne-style architecture and presides grandly over a remarkable 872 square metre allotment (approx.). An icon of the area and with origins as a renowned dairy farm, the home was once known as ‘Tower House' at the heart of what was The Tower Hill Estate and today represents a unique opportunity to secure a slice of Boroondara’s rich and diverse history.

Set well back from the road and introduced via a tessellated return veranda, the home opens to a broad hallway also with tessellated tiling and set under soaring 4.8 metre ceilings of exquisite detail. Flowing through a traditional lounge with an open fireplace and a semi-attached dining / study, the home continues past a sitting / family room to culminate in a more contemporary open-plan rear. Here, a less formal meals / living area is underpinned by a granite-topped kitchen and a bank of concertina doors extend the space outdoors to a vast deck with its alluring prospect of a sumptuous alfresco lifestyle.

Resplendent with original Baltic Pine flooring, exposed bluestone, leadlight windows and an arched hallway, the home is distinguished by a unique tower rising above its roofline and revealing 36o⁰ views of south-eastern Melbourne. Further highlights of this once-in-a-lifetime home include a second (side) entrance and second kitchen/utility room dating back to when the home operated as a pair of residences, plus there are two bathrooms, a laundry, secure driveway parking for four vehicles and a wine cellar that has also been completed with tessellated tiling and more exposed bluestone.

Destined to reward in this blue-ribbon location on the cusp of all the cafes, shopping, dining and village-like charm of Ashburton, plus you have Ashburton and Glen Iris Railway Station nearby for easy access to the CBD and a selection of elite private schools.