‘Bohm Terrace’

A gracious and imposing terrace house which has been beautifully restored over the years. it just oozes character and charm.

The location is fabulous. Only a few short steps to O’Connell Street, it is within easy walking distance of everything that really matters. A highly sought and tightly held location in one of Adelaide’s best suburbs.

The mix of formal and casual entertainment areas is perfect. For formal occasions, the sitting and dining rooms are superb. For those less formal affairs, family and friends will love the open plan kitchen/family – the hub of the house. This in turn, opens to a gorgeous private courtyard – absolutely ideal for long, lazy Sunday lunches or drinks on balmy summer evenings.

The exciting bonus tucked behind the lattice work at the back of the courtyard is the secure undercover parking for 2, maybe 3 cars and the utility area

The main features include:
- large formal sitting room with bay window, open fireplace with marble surround,
- formal dining room with elegant open fireplace
- the hallway and both these formal rooms have magnificent ornate lofty ceilings and polished floorboards
- the kitchen has a Gaggenau oven, Miele hotplates, dishwasher, generous granite bench tops, host of cupboards, access to cellar and appliance cupboard and electronic skylights
- open plan family room has charming nook for writing desk, stunning timber cathedral ceiling, picture windows looking over the pretty courtyard
- combined bathroom and laundry facility with Caesar stone bench tops, glass shower, vanity and w.c.
- midway upstairs is the main luxurious bathroom with deep bath, double vanity, separate shower and w.c.
- upstairs the main size bedroom has a huge amount of built-ins
- bedroom 2 is a large double with access to the balcony
- bedroom 3 is also a spacious double.

History
Bohm Terrace
62-68 Archer Street
Bohm Terrace is a fine example of ‘boom-era’ residential development in North Adelaide. Archer Street is recognized as one of only two Adelaide streets with a significant terrace housing street-scape. It provides good examples of such housing, and the narrowness of the street contributes to its enclosed and intimate character.
These terrace houses were designed to attract wealthy tenants who were keen to find suitable accommodation at a prime residential address. The terrace was built for F.W.A. Bohm in 1882. On 16th March 1883 the following advertisement was placed in the South Australian Register:
To Let, three superior HOUSES in Bohm Terrace, Archer Street, N.A., finished and fitted up in the most approved style; gas laid on; also connections with the sewers. For terms and other particulars apply to Evans and Evans, Architects, Beaconfield Buildings; or Dover Castle, North Adelaide.

Bohm was the licensee of the Dover Castle Hotel which is also in Archer Street. He and Heinrich Bohm were both licensees, Heinrich from 1862 to 1876, and F.W.A. Bohm from 1877 to 1883.
The architects were father and son, Thomas Evans Senior and Junior. Thomas Evans Senior was originally a military engineer appointed by the government as a surveyor. Evans Junior also worked as a surveyor then took up articles with architect Daniel Garlick. Father and son worked in practice together as surveyors and architects from 1876.
The building is four adjoined two storey houses, unified by a substantial and cast-iron enriched veranda/balcony, the composition being centralized by the name-plate at eaves level. The individuality of the houses is indicated by substantial bay windows to the ground floor, access gates, dwarf party walls, and chimneys which all aid the modulation of the terraced elevation to Archer Street. The faade is painted, although side walls provide an attractive contrast of squared sandstone rubble with stuccoed dressings. The only additions have been carried out at the rear. The terrace is a strong visual element in Archer Street, enhanced by its corner location and complemented by similar developments adjacent and opposite. Both Bohm Terrace and Dolphin Terrace (at the western corner of Curtis Street) form a centerpiece to the streetscape of Archer Street and act as imposing portals to the narrow width of Curtis Street.

Heritage of The City of Adelaide