Treasured by the same family for nearly 50 years, this much-loved double brick jewel with solid sandstone foundations on 834 sqm approx. embraces its original features with an exquisite blend of traditional and modern elegance incorporating contemporary elements to create the ultimate family home and delivers all this and more for today's family and for generations to come. A wonderful family home has flourished with a timeless quality. Children loved the garden, with all its many wonders. Each level of this expansive house served as a different playground in which they could release all their lively childhood energy, which was fantastic news when bedtime came around. Lovely entertaining haven – mums would love cooking in the sun-kissed kitchen. The family would gather to savour delights– whether it be in the tranquil living rooms, or on the sunny deck encompassed by serene garden views, where the kids would be running front and back, grabbing the occasional snag or enjoying hide and seek in the workshop, wine cellar, and the countless rooms up and down. With an academic family living here for 50 years, this house has not only seen a hard-working, high-achieving family, but also many postgraduate students visiting their professor for his guidance, as well as international visiting academics. Plenty of bookshelves built throughout the house store academic papers and books – the family treasure every second of reading to the children, and every celebration upon receiving their outstanding results and degrees. Warm, welcoming and impressive in its generous proportions focusing on stylish family entertaining with distinguished interiors bursting with natural light, spacious living areas form a lovely combination of formal and informal havens for the largest of families. Loads of potential to entice and fascinate including an adaptable layout with generous proportions, this home offers a versatile dual level floor plan with a wonderful cavernous teenage retreat or in law accommodation on the lower level with two bedrooms with floor to ceiling bookcases, rumpus room/living room and bathroom. Such an academic family value the fact that they’re surrounded by renowned schools. There are in Killara Primary School down the road off Ridgeland Avenue, with the Killara High School bus stop just 100 metres away at the corn of Norfolk Street. And don’t forget the elite schools along the train line, such Ravenswood Girl School, PLC, Knox Grammar ... Any family living here are blessed with an easy lifestyle at such an idyllic location – the train station is only 750m away, with nearby shopping centres in Gordon, Lindfield, Chatswood, St Ives and Macquarie Centre, along with the luxury of recreational venues nearby, like Regimental Park where to run dogs, swing tennis rackets or simply walk in the refreshing breeze under the undisrupted blue sky. Since the house is right between Killara Golf Course and Gordon Golf Course, both no more than 1km away, you will find it hard to rest your golf clubs, which are always dancing elegantly in the warm sun and the green course. Home, sweet home - 20 Spencer Road, Killara Features: - Light and bright front entrance/enclosed porch area at the front of the house - 3m approx. high decorative ceilings and picture rails - Lovely formal lounge with gorgeous window seat and dining room - Sizable family room with fireplace - New carpet throughout, hardwood floors in original part of the house under the lush new carpet - Sun kissed kitchen with new Bosch dishwasher and Blanco appliances with wonderful breakfast bar to ponder the day ahead with views of the garden; built in pantry - Five bedrooms with built in robes/shelving, large master with walk in robe, ensuite and built in wardrobe with a beautiful outlook, with adjacent dressing room or nursery and study - Two wonderful outside entertaining areas, one with treated pine timber flooring overlooking the park like garden - Three bathrooms and two laundries - Rinnai instant hot water system; air conditioning - Expansive cellar/store room under the house able to be connected through to the workshop or studio (its used as a bike workshop) - Abundant storage and single lock up garage DISCLAIMER: All information contained herein is gathered from sources that we believe reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however we cannot guarantee it. This information is not to be used in formalising any decision nor used by nor used by a third party without the expressed written permission of LJ Hooker Gordon.