16 Bridge Street, Richmond TAS 7025

First built circa.1840 and subsequently the residence of police magistrate Major Charles Shaw, this grand sandstone marvel is a beautifully preserved example of early Tasmanian Georgian architecture and has been updated with great subtlety and respect. Positioned right at the entrance to Richmond on a level corner block, the acquisition of this iconic residence is a rare opportunity to enjoy a spacious home with all the charm and character of a bygone era.

The picturesque setting is completely seductive, and from the moment you step inside Bellevue House, there is a wonderful sense of history, along with a calm and airy ambience, reflected in the grand interior proportions on display. Thick sandstone walls ensure supreme quiet, while high ceilings, original timber floors and architraves, cedar doors and colonial mantelpieces, and deep-set timber window recesses all draw back to original Georgian style and sensibilities.

There are two spacious formal rooms off the front verandah entrance, each with a fireplace, plus two more similar rooms along and off the central hallway, together offering a variety of options in allocating formal living and dining rooms, family rooms, fourth bedroom or even home office, library and media areas. The extensive tiled kitchen wing at the rear of the property features exposed sandstone and convict brick walls, a wood-fire stove, room for a family meals area, dishwasher and pantry.

A central staircase leads upstairs to three grand-sized bedrooms, the master with separate access to the luxuriously proportioned bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe. In the sunny rear yard there are two original sandstone and convict brick outbuildings with huge potential for possible uses, plus flagstone paving, established trees and a beautiful lawn courtyard lined by a picturesque sandstone wall.

With only moments to the shops and cafés of Richmond Village, the pleasures of nearby walks, vineyards and historic sites, as well as only thirty minutes to the Hobart CBD, this stunning residence offers a truly special lifestyle.