60 Prince Street, GisborneVIC3437

An exquisite heritage home offered for sale for the first time in 50 years. ‘Tara’ is situated on a corner allotment of approximately 1,166sqm right in the convenience and prestige of central Gisborne township.

The home a traditional Victorian timber weatherboard with charming east facing concave verandah, carved timber posts, ornate corbels, and bluestone fill. Two redbrick fireplaces accentuate the roofline. The original front four rooms feature 12-foot-high ceilings with original plaster mouldings, pine lined walls, 12” solid timber skirting boards, dado railing and high timber double hung sash windows. The main entrance has a central hallway opening to the formal living room which features a carved mahogany fire surround, a dining room and two bedrooms one of which extends onto the original ‘sunroom’ repurposed as an extended walk-in robe.

‘Tara’ was further extended in 1996 adding an open plan blackwood kitchen/family and meals room with an additional bedrooms/study, bathroom, and laundry. There is freestanding woodfire place, natural gas hot water service, ceiling fans and split-system heating/cooling. Double french doors open to large undercover entertainment area emersed with light and afternoon sun.

The gardens are equally impressive, manicured lawns and box hedges, large birch trees, magnolias, camellias, the northern wall has a mature mulberry tree that has been climbed for 50 years providing hours of fruit picking and fun. Several veggie garden and seasonal flowers all serviced by a collaborated collection of 25,000 litters of rainwater catchment. A rear garage/dual workshop, wood storage and compost heaps are easy accessed from beautiful oak lined Howey Street.

Located walking distance to main street shopping, restaurants, market, schools and services. A large block with potential to expand the heritage features on the existing land or potentially work with council to respectfully subdivide (STCA).