A powerful property residence that after housed the distinguished retail household, the Horderns, and a future king will go underneath the hammer on April 4, with Samuel Schumann (pictured), managing director of Raine & Horne, itemizing the property with a value information of $34 million.
Situated in 2 Macleay Avenue, Potts Level, the “Jenner Home” is a six-bedroom, six-bathroom Georgian-Regency home that serves because the centrepiece of a 1,970 sqm property with sweeping views throughout Sydney Harbour.
The home was designed in 1868 by Edmund Blacket, the NSW colonial architect and chief architect of the Anglican Church, and in-built 1871. A 3rd stage was added in 1881 by one other distinguished architect of the interval, Thomas Rowe.
“It’s such a flexible home, and over the previous 150 years, its wealthy historical past contains the household abode for the Hordern household, a stint as a personal hospital, a residence for a distinguished British royal, and it was even used for a time by the Australian Navy,” Schumann mentioned.
“The house was occupied by the long run King George V of Britain when he was Prince of Wales and through a go to with the Royal Navy to those shores and earlier than he ascended to the British throne in 1910.
“We consider this beautiful property will enchantment to a household searching for comfort, way of life, and ample area. It’s simply so uncommon to safe a property with nearly 2,000 sqm metres just about in the midst of city with an enormous harbour view. Sydney Harbour is seen from nearly each room, which is solely beautiful.”
Jane Schumann (pictured), director of Raine & Horne, mentioned the Jenner Home showcases an array of extraordinary handcrafted vintage supplies, together with eleven unique nineteenth Century hearth mantels, all crafted in white Carrera marble.
“The brand new house owners of this beautiful mansion can even be capable to get pleasure from year-round consolation all through the house, with a number of working log fireplaces, Jetmaster gasoline fireplaces, plus air-conditioning all through,” Jane Schumann mentioned.
The property is constructed on strong sandstone foundations with tripled layered brick partitions and hovering four-metre ceilings and has elegant interiors adorned with beautiful unique Australian Cedar. It additionally provides French Oak Versailles parquetry flooring, bay home windows, and French wall panelling.
“Different luxurious trendy touches match for a king embody a full chrome steel chef’s entertaining kitchen incorporating professional-grade Baron home equipment, together with a variety of ovens and grills and a commercial-grade dishwasher,” Jane Schumann mentioned.
The Jenner Home has impressively scaled six-bedroom suites that embody full marble ensuites with claw-footed bathtubs and built-in robes.
“The spectacular king-sized master bedroom wing features a full marble 25 sqm ensuite dressing room and a beneficiant grasp lounge that flows by means of French doorways onto a harbour-view verandah,” Samuel Schumann mentioned. “There may be additionally a extremely versatile sandstone decrease stage, full with a wine cellar, tasting room and loads of area for a health club, an artist studio and an entertainer’s suite.”
The property additionally boasts magnificent gardens that comprise the oldest prize-winning Camellias and Grandiflora Magnolia within the Potts Level space and two substantial alfresco entertaining areas. The property additionally has DA approval for a pool.
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