'Girraween' c1883

'Girraween' c1883 is a magnificent family residence on expansive grounds peacefully presiding over a huge country-inspired rear garden in the heart of Hawthorn. Set well back with a commanding profile on a 1190 sqm allotment (approx.), this grand double-storey Victorian with high-wall, electric gate, privacy and security reveals beautifully renovated interior spaces imbued with classical elegance, aesthetic resonance and family functionality.

Having undergone recent contemporary refinement through a number of cosmetic enhancements, 'Girraween' is a graceful and giving garden sanctuary. Characterized by elegance and restraint, a nurturing family energy winds its way freely throughout a flexible layout to a substantial sun-drenched setting featuring huge entertainment deck, large lawn, established kitchen garden, potager shed and remote-control garage with significant storage.

This distinguished home features four bedrooms (main suite with walk in dressing room and luxurious ensuite savouring city skyline views), library/executive study, elegant dining room, family living/meals room with bifold doors to deck, a renovated and integrated kitchen (Smeg, ASKO, HeatnGlo fireplace), two bathrooms, two powder rooms, laundry, hydronic heating, air-conditioning, alarm, video intercom, double-glazed windows, Japanned floorboards, arched hallway, classical ceilings and marble gas fireplaces featured in the study, formal living and dining rooms.

'Girraween' is located on the margins of the Grace Park Estate only 5km from the CBD and surrounded by Melbourne's finest schools including Xavier, MLC, Trinity, Ruyton and Carey while just moments to the blue-ribbon retail and restaurant precincts of Glenferrie Road and Kew Junction, trams, train station and parklands