Window On Bygone Era

Newcastle Herald

Wednesday October 11, 2006

writes Michelle Harris

CHARACTER, charm and a beautiful outlook are the winning aspects of this period property.

The taupe-coloured home is set on a wide, slightly sloped block that borders Wallsend Park.

Two sides of the house enjoy views of the park and its established trees.

The property's owners renovated it a few years ago and planned to live in it. But an opportunity on the Central Coast called them away and the house has since been used as an investment property.

Thought to have been built in the late 1920s or early 1930s, the home has a wide veranda with a pressed-metal ceiling. It wraps around the front and one side of the house.

The front door still has most of its original stained glass panels and it opens to a high-ceiling hallway that runs the length of the home.

To the left, a set of timber-framed french doors opens to the lounge area.

The room still has its original Cypress floorboards and double-hung windows with stained glass in shades of pea-green, yellow and pink. A modern addition is the split-system air-conditioner.

At the other end of the lounge, another pair of french doors open to the combined kitchen and family or dining area, which has a high ceiling.

Double hung windows, this time of plain glass, run the width of the room letting in ample light and providing a pleasant panorama of the park.

The timber kitchen would benefit from a new lease on life, but has plenty of cupboards.

There are three bedrooms. The master is at the front of the home and is separated from the other two by the bathroom.

This is enormous and is about the size of a bedroom. It has a double timber vanity, claw-foot bath and a shower with large glass doors. The room has soft down lighting, cedar blinds and a black and white tiled floor.

Outside there is a small back veranda overlooking the backyard, but it is the side yard that is more impressive and picturesque, with clear views of the park.

There is no garage, but the driveway accesses a concrete pad tucked behind the house, and this could fit up to four cars.

WALLSEND

$424,000

Address: 19 Brooks Street

House: weatherboard and iron on 594 square metres.

Inspect: Saturday 11.30am to 12pm.

Agent: Lyn Collis, Robinson Property, 4902 7222 or 0404 088 102.

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