Clevedon, 31 Wharf Road Birchgrove, NSW 2041

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Federation features:

• Federation Leadlight Windows
• Federation Fireplaces

Australia’s top weekend auction sale (Dec 2017) was on the waterfront at Birchgrove on Sydney Harbour.

The grand 1900s residence, Clevedon, with art nouveau finishes, fetched $7.225 million when the four-bedroom Wharf Road was offered.

‘Clevedon’ Historic waterfront Federation house at 31 Wharf Road Birchgrove, NSW 2041

‘Clevedon’ Historic waterfront sanctuary

Laying claim to one of the peninsula’s most prized settings, this grand 1900s residence is privately secluded from the street on a 692sqm absolute waterfront parcel of land.

Clevedon, a grand 1900s residence which is privately secluded from the street on a 692sqm absolute waterfront parcel of land.

• It commands a simply mesmerising NE bay backdrop taking in Balls Head and the Harbour Bridge.
  

  Clevedon has a self-contained boatshed along with a mooring for a 30-foot vessel, with an application lodged to increase permission to 50-foot.

• Complete with a rare self-contained residential-zoned boatshed/guesthouse and a mooring, the property has been lovingly restored and updated, retaining all the magnificent features of the era.
  

  Clevedon, 31 Wharf Road Birchgrove, NSW 2041

• It’s a leisurely stroll to the ferry, with buses at the end of the street.

It sits on a 692 square metre parcel taking in views including Balls Head and the Harbour Bridge.

• There is a self-contained boatshed along with a mooring for a 30-foot vessel, with an application lodged to increase permission to 50-foot.
• It last sold in 1997 at $2.025 million.
  

  Cleveland’s stunning Federation Art Nouveau leadlight and Art Nouveau fireplaces

Features

• Regal formal and informal lounge rooms, office, wood and gas fires
   
   
• Three large bedrooms, main with large built-in robes
   
• Sun-soaked casual entertaining with charming Smeg gas kitchen
   
• Spacious refurbished boatshed ideal as a guest/caretaker’s cottage
   
• Mooring for 30ft vessel, application lodged to increase it to 50ft
   
   
• Sunny meandering gardens and terrace, large LUG, solar roof panels
  
  
• Soaring domed ceilings, intricate leadlight windows, hardwood floors
  
  

References

• Waterfront home on Sydney Harbour tops auction results at $7.2 million:
  https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2017/12/10/property-wrap-december-10/
• ‘Clevedon’ Historic waterfront sanctuary:
  https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-birchgrove-126924754