274 Main Road, Blackwood, SA 5051

Price Range: $1,550,000 to $1,705,000

3 or 4 bedrooms + studio-apartment / 3 bathrooms / 3 or 4 living areas / 3 car garage.

This is an intriguing buying opportunity! A beautiful 1935 Tudor residence that lives on a huge parcel of land measuring 1790sqm (0.44 acre), with a detached studio-apartment above a triple garage, office and workshop!

274 Main Road presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure real estate in the centre of a shopping and village precinct, where you can literally stroll to everything. Imagine this land holding in Unley, Norwood, or Glenelg caf-shopping precincts - and from Blackwood you are equidistant in every direction. From the metro-foothills our amazing coastline is just 15-minutes, and being so connected to the city, hills and vales offers an amazing lifestyle.

Character homes of the Blackwood District are a very rare find and often have much larger allotments. Before development, these fine old homes were very much a part of the environment where the Adelaide foothills offered a lifestyle of farmland and orchards akin to living in a country township, and where the old steam train used to wind its way through Eden Hills and Blackwood to the Belair National Park and on to Mount Lofty. These fine homes simply belong.

The 1790sqm of land here is all useable and uniquely different in that the sweeping frontage to Main Road doesn't provide the main entry point to the home. From Coromandel Parade there is shared laneway access with the Blackwood Memorial Hall to the back of the property where there is easy access to a freestanding solid brick triple garage and the studio-apartment! And toward the front of the allotment there is a second entry point with sliding steel gates so you can access all of your land.

For a long time, the owners have loved their home and it really shows. It presents in excellent condition and offers a spacious floorplan for growing families and couples too!

The Tudor style with its wide return verandah may well be the only one of its kind in the area, while inside, original features have been beautifully maintained and large rooms offer versatile living!

Large rooms create flexible living choices.

The gallery style formal entry is wide and rich with exquisite timber panelling.

The huge main bedroom has a walk-in-robe and ensuite. It is complemented by a study-den that looks out to a private garden pergola.

The grand piano-living room as it is used today is another huge room that could either be a bedroom or a separate lounge room. Both the main bedroom and piano room have a fire-place.

Off the main hallway, bedroom two has its own sense of privacy, it has built-in-robes, while the adjacent main bathroom is well-presented.

Separate living areas that come together in a beautiful way.

The kitchen has had a fresh and modern upgrade and looks great! It's a big room with that country-style feeling where you can easily accommodate a large table setting, keep warm with a wood-fired combustion heater and for that prized collection has a walk-in cellar!

While the kitchen is a separate space, two ornate swing doors provide a practical connection with the main living room. This is a big room with a central fireplace and split-system air-conditioning - high ceilings are obvious throughout and the outlook through timber and leadlight sash windows is peaceful. And it is! It really is hard to believe that you are living in the heart of Blackwood!

French doors open to the formal bay-window dining room with built-in display cabinetry. Both main living rooms complement each other making entertaining a breeze.

A tiled sunroom with a wall of windows spans nearly the width of the home - at one end is the laundry and at the other end there is a guest bedroom, home-office or is it a perfect room for the hobbyist. The sunroom is a delightful space to spread out a few day-chairs or chaise and relax amongst some indoor greenery.

The triple garaging + studio-apartment is a big feature!

All three parking bays have remote access. It will comfortably accommodate three large vehicles and the extra depth also provides room for a motor bike, storage racks, bikes and more.

Behind the garage, a large workshop measures more than 25sqm and will have abundant uses for you to decide.

Upstairs the completely separate and self-contained studio style apartment is a real surprise. It has both external and internal entry points, and adjacent the stairwell with a window there is a neat little space for the home-office.

The apartment is definitely a home away from the home. A suspended slab floor above the garage makes it all feel very private and secure, while the open-plan studio style provides excellent space to zone a bedroom, living and dining areas. The kitchen is well appointed and the bathroom too!

A balcony is the ideal spot for a few deck chairs where you can enjoy treetops and sky-views.

What an amazing facility this is to have in your own backyard! Especially for the extended family, or a young couple starting out, one lucky teenager, to rent out and provide a home, or as holiday accommodation - it is quite perfect!

Outside ... isn't it nice to have your own space! It presents well and still invites great potential for a pool and your own landscape ideas.

The 1790sqm of land is all useable and presents beautifully. Couch grass lawns across the front feel more like a fairway, while out the back expansive lawns provide flat areas for playtime and family fun. There is plenty of room to kick a ball, a gorgeous little cubby-house, rainwater storage, and fruit trees galore.

To the north side of the home there is a paved patio and a garden pergola of greenery connected to the return verandah - it is the ideal spot for a barbeque and a casual outdoor setting.

There are two solar systems, and a solar-electric hot water unit.

This very special Tudor home is full of life and character and what a lifestyle it offers in the heart of Blackwood.

You certainly don't feel closed in on a huge 1790sqm of land, and with a fully self-contained studio apartment on site - this buying opportunity is truly one-of-a-kind.

And from one family to another, may this be your Forever Home.