Waihi landmark a stately home and entertainer’s dream

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Whenever a landmark property comes up for sale, locals invariably start talking. Human nature tends to spark curiosity and anticipation about who will be the next owner, where they come from and what the property fetched.

Given the interest First National’s Darren Perry is already drawing, it’s more than just locals who are checking this property out. As he says:

“Why would you look at a small two-bedroom place in the likes of Auckland, when comparing it with this stately home and the space it boasts in Waihi?”

55 Moresby Avenue is more than a heritage, colonial home. It’s embedded in Waihi’s history – the original doctors’ rooms. The name Hetherington is synonymous with this residence - and Waihi itself. While the home has long been a private residence, it still bears the dignity and stately character of its origins.

A sympathetic renovation has carefully embodied the home’s heritage, while ensuring modernday comfort and elegance carries on for generations to come. If size and space is on the wish list, this is definitely the place to come to. Entertainers will love the extent to which the house and outdoor flow has been

enhanced.

The kitchen engages the original character, with timber paying tribute to its era. Functional, modern workstations cater for large gatherings, a breakfast bar for casual dining and bar-stool chatter, while its privacy from formal dining is a nice touch from the past. This family hub dining caters for a large setting, along with dressers and sofa comfort. Good flow also connects both the kitchen and family hub with the drawing room at the front of the home.

It’s the extension outside that really enhances this home’s entertainment factor. A large alfresco area, sheltered overhead and screened for privacy, focuses on a large open fireplace. Linked with the herb garden behind, this is a cook’s dream. Fresh herbs and veges for those consummate meals – right on the doorstep. And here’s the other feature. Smart renovation of the original waiting room has incorporated self-contained accommodation. With its own entrance from the portico off the drive, this onebedroom suite is a multi-purpose area – be it for work, family or Airbnb.

Considerable parking at the rear allows numerous vehicles, alongside a separate double garage and workshop. Another parking bay and lawn at the front provides an area for the boat or motorhome. Being fully fenced and fringed with established trees and shrubs, there’s an air of mystery, which adds intrigue to the property.

Graceful and formal, the lamppost greeting honours a bygone era when doctors made this their home. Complete with a flagpole to hoist residency – locals will curiously await to see who this home’s next resident will be.