CLASSIC FEDERATION BEAUTY

This classic Federation home on a wide 917 sqm block in blue-chip Newtown is ready to welcome a new family for a new era.<br/>Period features including soaring ceilings, leadlight, fretwork, intricate cornices, bay windows and a return verandah show that the double-brick home was designed to impress when built circa 1909.<br/>And on a huge allotment, it also provides abundant options to renovate and/or extend (STCA) for a contemporary lifestyle.<br/>The well-maintained, much-loved home has been in the one family since the 1950s.<br/>It boasts a wide hall, spacious lounge with fireplace, formal living/dining room, kitchen with timber cabinetry, light-filled meals area or sunroom, generous bedrooms, two with built-in robes, central bathroom and studio/bungalow with ensuite.<br/>The rear studio is ideal as a teen/guest retreat or private work-from-home space.<br/>The double garage and parking for four cars is accessed via a wide rear lane, which also offers easy entry to store a caravan or other vehicle in the deep yard.<br/>Other highlights include separate laundry, polished timber floors, sun-soaked backyard for entertaining and with loads of room for kids to play and explore, plus north-facing front verandah overlooking the established front garden.<br/>The property is walking distance to The Geelong College, Sacred Heart College, St John’s Lutheran School and Newtown Primary School.<br/>Also within easy reach are supermarkets on Shannon Ave, cafes and shops on Pakington St, parks, The Gordon TAFE, Deakin University, the waterfront, CBD, hospital precinct, Geelong train station and the Ring Road to Melbourne and the Surf Coast.