This beautiful grand dame with soaring ceilings, intricate wrought iron work, French windows and doors, marble flooring and a connection to the outside gardens from all the rooms is a special home for the buyer that is searching for something different. Originally built in 1933 the time of the Great Depression but without a hint of the financial stresses of the times ,it has been in the one family since 1975 and renovated and extended with flair and style by Phillipa Mowbry in 2008. This is a home for those that have an eye for beauty, for art, for architecture and for history. It is a home for those that have travelled the world and appreciate the blend of the old and the new and want a home as individual as they are. Thoughtful and expansive extension provides a large separate dining room, and separate tv room anchored by the kitchen and the inside / outside alfresco which connects to all rooms via floor to ceiling commercial grade sliding doors making this space one large entertaining area or 3 small private rooms, depending on the weather and the style of gathering you are hosting. A magnificent home facing north, capturing the winter sun and spilling out to the terrace, garden and pool. GROUND FLOOR: A substantial master bedroom and combined sitting room with ensuite overlooking the front gardens. This room has excellent wardrobing and is a decadent master retreat A minor bedroom with built in robes adjacent to a large marble bathroom All of the living, dining, kitchen, scullery, laundry and secure 2 car garage are on the ground floor. UPSTAIRS: A separate entrance to the upstairs zone of the home so it can be used as an apartment if need be. 2 large bedrooms and another marble bathroom A fantastic lounge room with access to the upstairs terrace which could also serve as a bedroom if needed Small kitchen allowing upstairs to function as a separate apartment for perhaps teenage / adult children and visiting family FEATURES Below ground concrete solar heated pool with pool cover Kitchen has 2 Neff ovens and a warming drawer, Miele gas cooktop and stone benchtops. Extensive cabinetry from the laundry, kitchen and scullery Reverse cycle throughout with downstairs bedrooms having additional split systems Full length linen curtains in the living / dining room and silk curtains in the master bedroom 2 gas fire places one downstairs in main lounge room and the other in the upstairs sitting room Reticulated gardens off shared bore Alarm Significant storage off the secure garage