DOUBLE THE DELIGHT

These two grand residences on a huge Edmonton block, one with a proud history dating back to the 1970s, represent dual living at its finest

UNLIKE most dual-living properties that enter the market, these historic Edmonton family houses share a massive 1612sq m block.

It’s not a case of a main house with a detached granny flat – this compound is simply two fullsized houses sharing one boundary with the newer home designed to mimic its big brother.

Together, these houses at 27-29 Millhouse Close share seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, eight car spaces, a solid-powered shed and a pool.

The history of the first of the two houses, with four bedrooms, originates from the ’70s – an era when most of present-day Edmonton was cane farms, and Millhouse Close was a street occupied by Hambledon Mill employees.

And number 27-29 actually belonged to the head honcho, says Cairns Property Office agent Robyn Hawley-Whitton.

“It was the fancy house for the mill manager,” Ms Hawley-Whitton said.

“A lot of the houses in the area were mill workers – they were built in the ’70s and they’re solid-built character homes.”

The larger home is constructed of solid, splitface concrete block, mixed hardwood timber polished floors and extremely solid hardwood trusses. The second residence has similar materials, offering a seamless build for this multigenerational property.

“The main house is a four-bed, two-bath plus office,” Ms Hawley-Whitton said.

“It’s a split-level home and has beautiful original polished floorboards. It overlooks the grounds, the gardens and the pool and mountains.

“The townhouse is three-bed, two-bath and it’s all set up for older living and is all tiled downstairs.

“It’s two storeys – there’s one large bedroom, a bathroom and all the living, dining and kitchen downstairs. Then it flows out on to the back veranda. The upstairs is all polished timber floors and two bedrooms.

“The townhouse was built to match the original mill house so it looks like it was there from the beginning. The current owners moved in 2007 and built the second house soon after, but they’ve sourced the same bricks from the Tablelands.”

Next to the main home is the high-clearance, two-bay 9 x 7 x 3m powered shed with remote roller doors and thick cement flooring for heavy vehicles.

Accessed through a wide remote sliding gate, the large, concreted areas provide plenty of space for additional cars, campervans or boats.

Separate power and entries offer the opportunity to rent the three-bedroom townhouse.

“It’s quite a nice area, Millhouse Close, it’s got lots of quality homes and it’s a quiet little dead end,” Ms Hawley-Whitton said.

“It’s quite a sought-after area for families – to be in catchment areas for private schools.

“It’s fully fenced with electric gates, which makes it quite a secure and private compound.”