15 Croydon Street, Petersham, NSW 2049

Built c1886 and evoking the grandeur of a distinguished London manor, 'Bristol' forms an integral part of a heritage-rich precinct in North Petersham renowned as one of the area's finest addresses. Steeped in history with incarnations as a handbag factory and boarding house, the double-fronted Italianate style residence faces north and is set on a private dual access 525sqm approx in a tightly held neighbourhood just up from the landmark White Cockatoo Hotel and Petersham station. A highly flexible two-storey layout features six large bedrooms and multiple living areas presenting the ideal foundations for creative transformation with scope to restore the home to its former glory or reconfigure the layout to suit multi-generational family living. With a sprawling garden at the rear and a full-width north-facing balcony at the front, the property is ideal to live in or rent out during the DA process. In good company and surrounded by fine family residences, this is an incredible opportunity to breathe new life into a historic treasure in a coveted setting  just 600m to iconic Petersham Park and the heated open-air pool with top schools all around.

- North-facing 12m fronted freestanding Italianate style mansion
- A rare opportunity, only ever traded twice in 138 years 
- Grand proportions, fine period craftsmanship, ornate ceilings 
- Recently refreshed and in comfortable condition, huge potential 
- Ideal layout for inter-generational families, multiple living areas
- 6 bedrooms, main ensuite, study on both levels, 3 bathrooms 
- Original Kauri floorboards, French doors and ornate fireplaces 
- Elegant formal rooms, dine-in kitchen and a family living room 
- Upper level gas kitchen, wide district views, magical sunsets 
- Large backyard ripe for landscaping with ample room for a pool 
- Lock-up garage via Croydon Lane, 200m to a child-friendly reserve
- 450m to Fort Street High School, 500m to cosmopolitan Norton St
- 400m to Petersham station, 600m to picturesque Petersham Park  
- A once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a forever family home