3 Bedroom House in Escombe

R850 000.00East facing, this light-filled, gracious Victorian home sits fair and square in the middle of a large well maintained corner property . While the original house is wood and iron, additions over the decades are brick, so Oregon floors, beams and struts are juxtaposed with plastered walls and antique windows and doors. Recalling a time when home space was gracious and generous, this grand old dame boasts versatile living areas that can accommodate extended family living.The main house comprises a kitchen with scullery, a dining room, two large lounges, two enclosed multi- purpose veranda rooms, a master bedroom with a bathroom featuring the classic cast iron tub. Antique glass and wood doors open onto the eastern quarters, which comprise a bedroom looking out onto the garden, separate toilet, walk-in shower, fitted kitchen and a modest lounge. This area can be closed off to form a separate unit for rent, or it can house a family member needing privacy, independence or care.There is one veranda and two porches, affording views, breakfast nook and covered outside entertainment area. The cottage, converted from the garage built in the 70s, comprises a tiled bathroom, with toilet and shower, bedroom and lounge with double doors onto a broad veranda, a guest toilet, a laundry area and a kitchen, with great views over the hills to the sea on the horizon. There is also a small treated-wood and iron shed, suitable for garden tools and storage. The garden, with several decades of planting indigenous plants that thrive in the sandy soil, attracts birds and butterflies, also offers the unique feature of an amphitheatre that seats 80, with custom-made ceiling to floor Oregon doors opening out from the dining room. The walled courtyard has a fireplace, an arch and an open air outdoor cold-water shower ideal for sweltering Durban summers.The property, 1600 square metres, is fully walled and fenced, with electronic gate entrance and ample safe parking space. It was terraced for stability, comprising the top terrace, the large middle terrace where the house sits firmly on red brick foundations with well-made verandas, and a lower terrace large enough to build a garage. As a corner property, the opportunity to explore the versatility of the space abounds it is easily divided into private space or left open for family or community living.This functional family home has stood the test of time and still has much to offer, especially to the keen renovator. Situated a mere 500 metres from Main Road, with public transport, malls, shops, schools, clinic and library, access to M7 and N2, all conveniences are nearby. It forms part of a community minded neighbourhood and is well patrolled by various service providers in the Security Industry. Show more Show less

45 Vausedale Crescent, Escombe, Queensburgh, KwaZulu-Natal

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