26 Dowling Street, Dungog, NSW, 2420, Australia

SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER - VIEWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
If by chance you find yourself on Dowling Street… the sweet scent of jasmine may lure you through the perfect picket gate to the most elegant front porch in dear Dungog. An enveloping cottage garden with a feature Hawthorn tree wraps around you, and you have arrived at Summerville.

You may be on the wide main street of this beautiful town, but once you enter Summerville you could be anywhere. Dating back to 1875, this magnificent homestead has weathered the years more than well. Fully restored, with grand original features from the weatherboards to the cast iron balustrades, this Victorian two storey home is truly a home well loved, ready to be loved for its next 150 years!

Stepping across the threshold into the ample entry hall you are faced with a choice. Do you glide up the magnificent cedar staircase to the upper living quarters, swipe left into the tranquil library or step to the right into the welcoming formal living room complete with jetmaster fireplace?

Each of the spaces are so equally inviting and sympathetically restored, and are only enhanced by the garden gallery views on offer from every room - upstairs and down!

Upstairs you will find three beautiful bedrooms, an expansive dressing room and perfectly appointed bathroom - complete with original enamel bath where you can lay back and enjoy yet another beautiful garden view! The two main bedrooms with French door entries to the private upper balcony enjoy sunrise views of the picturesque surrounding hills that make the Dungog valley famous! The verandah has ample space for breakfast, an afternoon reading nook or just a place to inhale the white bouganvillea that has meandered up the side of the house.

Back downstairs, beyond the formal entry rooms there is again a choice - delve into the private office, spacious enough to share multiple home working spaces and the view of the lower gardens or - waltz into the dining room that easily holds a ten-seater table and has no doubt hosted many a magnificent evening over more than 140 years of community life!

To support easy entertaining, the dining room opens onto the country kitchen with extensive walk-in pantry, pressed tin splash backs and additional space for casual eating. The hero of the room is the modern fuel ESSE stove that heats the home all winter long, while also being functional for cooking for the family - plus there is an additional double oven for catering! The kitchen overlooks the original property water source, converted into a resplendent pond of iris, lotus and lillies, framed by a magnificent crab apple. Alongside is another delightful bathroom, with yet another original enamel bath with magnificent floral views - just add your own candle and wine!

To provide additional family space, an informal lounge and outdoor living area flows from the kitchen. With high ceilings and large windows, light purveys the space. Overhanging the deck is a magnificent jacaranda and soaring gum tree, which give such a gracious expanse to the property. The rest of the garden rolls between fruit trees, natives, orchids and flowing ground covers - creating maximum impact for minimal maintenance.

ENTRY LEVEL
• Front porch
• Grand staircase leading to the upper level
• Study
• Formal Lounge
• Dining
• Bedroom 5
• Kitchen, walk in pantry, esse fuel oven. freestanding oven, dishwasher
• Meal's area leading to paved courtyard and grounds
• Family room leading to alfresco entertaining
• Bathroom
• Laundry
• Ducted air-conditioning throughout the home

UPPER LEVEL
• Bedroom 1 with French doors leading to the verandah, ornate fireplace
• Bedroom 2 with French doors leading to the verandah, ornate fireplace
• Bedroom 3
• Bedroom 4/Dressing room
• Bathroom
• Verandah with views across the township and valley

GROUNDS
• 2014 m2 level block
• Picket front fence leading to established magnificent gardens
• Paved court with pond
• Driveway leading to garage with mezzanine floor, second office, double carport and verandah
• Orchard and vegetable gardens

Cleverly designed there are unique sitting spots positioned across the garden to maximise the seasonal conditions throughout the seasons, all with amazing privacy given the suburban location.

Venturing past the two-car garage, complete with loft, additional office and pottering space, you enter a well-appointed vegetable patch, where weeping mulberry and citrus trees are well placed among the herb and garden beds.

Escaping from this magnificent home and garden, it's worth being reminded you are on edge of town, so it's easy walking to local primary schools, cafes, galleries, shops and the fabulous cultural offerings of this community on the rise.

One hour to Newcastle, two and a half hours to Sydney - Dungog is easily in reach…and here in the centre of everything, Summerville is perfectly positioned to get the best light of every day the valley can offer, so you can enjoy it from every aspect - verandah, bathtub, garden or galley - what a legacy to inherit and inhale!

• Pest and Building report available on request.

To arrange a private viewing please contact Dee Braithwaite 0458206063 or Jedda Casserly 0456063397

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