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The Phone Code for this property is: 95174. Please quote this number when phoning or texting.<br/><br/>This good-sized Victorian villa, c1890, is situated just metres from historic Sturt Street, the main boulevarde of Ballarat. <br/><br/>The property is positioned in a prime location:<br/>* Opposite historic Victoria Park. The 130-hectare park is home to recreational sports fields and clubs, Ballarat Dog Obedience Centre, extensive off-leash dog park, inclusive playspace for children, the Ballarat Equestrian Centre and the Ballarat Pony Club.<br/>* 400 metres to beautiful Lake Wendouree, with its 6-kilometre lakeside walking path, resident black swans and swan pool, cafes and restaurants, farmer's market, international rowing courses, boat sheds, yacht club and rowing club, and Lake View Hotel.<br/>* 400 metres to the state-renowned Ballarat Botanic Gardens.<br/>* 300 metres to Loreto College and a little further to Ballarat Clarendon College and St Patricks College. <br/>* Close to Ballarat CBD (Sturt Street).<br/>* Close to Ballarat Golf Club (Sturt Street).<br/><br/>A main feature of the property is a magnificent wrap-around English-style garden with several mature rhododendron shrubs and multiple varieties of tree peonies. The garden has been a labour of love over the past 10 years and the owner's objective has been to create stunning views of the garden from every window in the house. It was recently featured as part of an open-garden exhibition. A drip-water irrigation system has been installed around the perimeter of the block and the garden made drought-proof through the installation of a 60-metre-deep bore (200-feet). <br/><br/>The house is comprised of the original section of the house and a modern extension at the rear. The entire house has been updated with a comprehensive hydronic heating system that features heating panels in all living and dining areas, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and laundry. The two main living areas each have two large heating panels fitted.<br/><br/>The original (main) section of the house has many period features intact and comprises a long wide hallway with high, sculptured skirting boards and four-metre-high ceilings. Original red flash glass appears in panels either side of the front door. Four bedrooms and a large dining room/lounge room lead off the hall. All rooms have four-metre-high ceiings and tall, wide Victorian-style casement windows. The four bedrooms all feature ceilings lined with baltic pine boards. Three of the bedrooms are of large proportions while a smaller fourth bedroom is currently used as a study. There are open fireplaces in three bedrooms and built-in robes in two. The master bedroom has an en suite with bath. <br/><br/>A standout feature of the original part of the house is the huge dining/lounge room (9m x 4m). Ceiling rosettes, a plaster arch and an open fireplace are among its period features. A modern gas heater is installed in the period fireplace with tall built-in bookcases either side. <br/><br/>Internal French doors lead from the dining/lounge to a modern extension at the rear of the house which comprises a large family room and kitchen. A large split-system unit cools the family area and kitchen and can be used as an alternative to the hydronic heating system on slightly chilly days. <br/><br/>The kitchen has a timber-lined feature ceiling and tall casement windows on two sides that look out on different aspects of the southern garden. <br/><br/>To one side of the family room is the main bathroom, laundry and a large linen-press closet. A drying rack and hydronic heating panel have been installed in the laundry to facilitate clothes drying on wet days. <br/><br/>The family room has floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto the rear garden area, French doors open onto a large covered bull-nosed veranda (11.7m x2.7m) that skirts the entirety of the rear extension. The extra wide verandah allows for a table and chairs and other furniture. <br/><br/>The rear garden is divided into two areas. One contained pocket features several fruit trees and multiple vegetable beds while the other larger area has a Santa Ana couch lawn and brick-paved area flanked by Capital ornamental pear trees. A weeping cherry stands beside beside a small timber garden shed. <br/><br/>The northern side of the house is mostly brick-paved and is also flanked by Capital pear trees. Towards the front of the northern garden - under a shade sail - is a rock pond with waterfall. The rock pool sits behind a two-car garage.<br/><br/>The property is minutes to bus stops with services to the Ballarat Railway Station and CBD. Medical and dental facilities are situated close by.<br/><br/>Disclaimer: <br/><br/>Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.
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