A secluded Cape Cod style home in leafy inner Newstead, this property grants a rare opportunity to a buyer with vision. Unusually, access is by the rear and via an old-world hedged lane way. Cape Cod architecture is known for its steeply sloping rooves, high gables and overhangs. The first time you see this influence inside is downstairs, where one corner of the ceiling in the charming dining room tips to follow the exterior roofline. Opening off this room is a larger, formal sitting room where light filters in through three double hung windows. The bathroom and kitchen in this area are modern. A doorway in the kitchen leads under the staircase, providing pantry and storage space. Overlooking the garden is a cosy room with a wide bay window. Currently a family room, it could also be a study or downstairs bedroom. The staircase is stunning. Panels of warm reddish brown American cedar extend through both storeys—their aura evokes 1907, the year this delightful home was built. In every room upstairs the ceiling rises and dips. Even the narrow door into the attic bathroom is angled to fit the sloping ceiling. The bath nestles under a dormer window. A graceful master bedroom has views down to the North Esk River. There are two other generously-sized bedrooms. One is L-shaped and opens to a small utility room with a six-pane pivoting window. Stepping into the garden, the advantages of rear access to the 1034-sqm block are obvious. Here ‒ in restful seclusion ‒ there is space for long perennial borders, a vegetable patch, three outbuildings (including a garage/carport) all leaving plenty of room to kick a footy. A ten-minute walk to the city, 2 Croydon Avenue is close to schools, transport and the K Mart shopping precinct.