A genuine Victorian Queenslander circa 1884, this stately home gracing 5327m2 of prime elevated riverfront headland with a 76m frontage is copiously and timelessly imbued with a rare sense of understated class and refinement. The home is something of a private isthmus uniquely situated as it is on the confluence of the Brisbane River and Moggill Creek, wherein it succeeds in inviting in a wide waterfront panorama to not just the home, but also to the tennis court and pool. The property’s promontory like position allows unobstructed views from out across the water to Jindalee Park on the opposite bank through to the University of Queensland’s Pinjarra Hills facility upstream, an engaging panorama that can never be built out. Indeed the unique positioning of the home means that it has no established neighbours.

The home itself is equally unique, having been built in 1884 in the traditional Victorian Queenslander style, now fully restored to offer polished timber floors, beautifully ornate cornices and stained glass panelling. Originally located in Windsor, the house was moved to Kenmore by the current owners some 20 years ago to begin a period of renovation and careful restoration in the conception of a highly liveable and functional family home. A further extensive renovation just five years ago sees the hope again refreshed, with new carpeting throughout, a new kitchen, and new modernised bathrooms.

Today the property stands complete, a beautifully preserved example of traditional Victorian architecture judiciously updated to suit today’s lifestyle. Formal living and dining rooms (each with a period-style fireplace) bring a sense of propriety to the home while a casual lounge and alfresco dining area ensure relaxed liveability. De rigueur for a house of its pedigree, deep verandas envelop all sides of the home creating maximal outdoor living areas and natural ventilation. In keeping with the lie of the land, the home’s floor plan projects to a single point, to where panels of glass on three sides envelope a single room, flooding it with light and breathtaking views. It is here we find the new kitchen, with its streamlined cabinetry, European appliances, and neutral stone bench tops, all combining to make an understated style statement and to allow the all-encompassing beauty of the position to shine. Accommodation in the home is by way of three generous sized bedrooms (main with ensuite) and a study or 4th bedroom. Other rooms include a billiards cum media room, two utility rooms that may be used as a gymnasium and/ or workshop areas, and a number of storage areas. The pontoon has deep-water mooring to the river, the tennis court is floodlit, and the horizon edge pool has an integrated fast lane for resistance swimming.

A stately elegant Queenslander, blessed with a swathe of comfortable lifestyle facilities in an unrepeatable riverfront locale.