Enchanting Lower Hutt stunner
AN ENCHANTING character home in Lower Hutt, with private landscaped grounds and all-day sun, is for sale for the first time in 40 years.
The four-bedroom house, at 23 Hathaway Ave, has had only three owners since it was built as a doctor’s residence with a surgery in the 1940s.
The owners bought the weatherboard-and-tile-roof dwelling because they liked its traditional English-style architecture, gracious, private setting and proximity to everything (particularly what is now Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club, which is only a minute’s walk away).
The 1365 square metres of flat, leafy grounds include roses, camellia, maples, a big copper beech, natives and even a Cox’s Orange apple tree.
Among the improvements to the 271sqm house are a two-storey extension, ducted gas heating, and a northwest-facing conservatory.
The owners also installed an open fireplace in the formal lounge, which opens directly to the sheltered west-facing front garden with its lawn, trees and children’s swing.
The adjacent study, which used to be the surgery, has built-in bookshelves while the formal dining room has built-in cabinetry and bifolding doors to the tiled conservatory it shares with the family room and modern open-plan kitchen.
The kitchen includes two wall ovens, a rangehood, induction hob, dishwasher, breakfast bar and pantry
A guest bathroom and separate laundry also are on this level while the bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate toilet are upstairs.
Other features include an enclosed spa pool and dressing room (with slate floor tiles and macrocarpa panelling), an equipment shed, woodshed, vegetable garden, triple carport, single garage and ample offstreet parking.
‘‘This stunning family home is in the dress circle of Lower Hutt,’’ Debbie Curran, of Just Paterson Real Estate, says.
‘‘It’s the perfect location for family living – close to all the wonderful amenities Lower Hutt has to offer: top schools, cafes, shops, transport and golf club.
‘‘Children will love growing up here – they can walk or bike everywhere – and it’s in a very safe neighbourhood.
‘‘Once you experience the delight of this very special home, you will never want to leave. Everything is at your doorstep.’’
The property has a rateable value of $1.4 million and is for sale by negotiation.