FREESTANDING VICTORIAN circa 1890 IN PEACEFUL WOODSIDE RD

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It says something about a property when its residents choose to spend the better part of their lives in the same place. It speaks to peace, happiness, and cherished memories. This is a loved home, a grand lady, with retained charm some 135 years since the cornerstone was laid. Meticulously maintained with numerous original features still in place – pressed ceilings, marble fireplace mantels, Oregon floors, sash windows, and the original front door with letter slot. If this is your language, you will be hard-pressed to find a better home, with so much to offer, at this price point in the City Bowl.

The front garden and back terrace have been simplified into low-maintenance courtyards. A welcoming undercover front stoep leads one into an unexpectedly large foyer with incredibly high ceilings. To the right, is at present, a large study/guest room with original fireplace which backs onto the fireplace of the formal, spacious lounge. To the left of the hallway are three bedrooms, one of which is currently serving as a dining room. The main bedroom looks onto the front garden via a large bay window and enjoys the comforts of a modern pellet fireplace.

If one continues down the hallway to the very end, one is met with a modern, palatial bathroom offering rain shower, double vanity, freestanding tub, linen closet and plumbing for two washing appliances. An adjacent cloakroom is there for guests. The kitchen has been completely renovated to include pleasures like a walk-in pantry, 900mm SMEG gas/electric stove, stone counters, plumbing for a dishwasher, and oodles of packing space. The windows of both the kitchen and bathroom have been upgraded to double-glazed UPVC windows with European-style openers. An elevated courtyard off the kitchen provides the perfect place to enjoy alfresco meals while you take in the jaw-dropping views of Table Mountain and Devils Peak.

There is an accessible cellar beneath the house, approximately 1.1m high, which is perfect for storage (gardening/sports equipment/wine) and the home comes with a rare, oversized, automated single garage. Parking for one more car under the carport. We are led to believe that there is further opportunity to create additional accommodation within the pitched roof space. Tamboerskloof’s famous The Blue Café is around the corner, Camden Street Park is only 200m away, and DSK (The German International School) is but a mere 12 min (700m) walk.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a home of heritage value, which offers modern comforts while being reminded of a slower time in history. Viewing by appointment only.

House size approx. 190 sqm

Erf size 363 sqm

Rates approx. R 4594 pm