2 Armstrong Road, Kelmscott WA 6111

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Built in 1906 this incredible home has a significant place in our local history. Remarkably this is only being sold for the second time in it?s life. Maintaining the charm of it?s heritage you still open the house with same key they did 110 years ago.

Sitting on approximately one acre of beautiful land in the Brookton Valley, the residence, was constructed for one of the Buckinghams, a family who pioneered the area. In the 1930s the Buckinghams built tearooms on the property and in the late 1940s when the migrant camp was built nearby, they set up a general store to cater for the migrants. The shop closed in 1958, but the oven in which they baked the scones for the tea rooms still functions and is still in place in the kitchen. The shop and the tea rooms now feature as living areas, yet somehow it just feels like they have a story.

The home, whist historic, has been improved in significant ways over the past few years with a new roof, bathroom and kitchen. In addition to that the house has been totally rewired so those big money items are all taken care of and even though the home is historic you can still live a modern life.

INSIDE
The three bedrooms each have their own unique style and each has an open fire place. The master bedroom is particularly impressive and the ensuite bathroom is immaculate.

The kitchen is lovely and offers the practicality of the huge pantry and ample preparation areas. Adjacent the kitchen is the sun room, a lovely position to enjoy a bit of winter warmth this time of year. There are four additional areas that will be used to suit your lifestyle. The original general store and the tea rooms are both living areas. There is a study with extensive built in shelving and also a fireplace. Between the shop and tea room area is another activity or sitting room. This home is not short of space.

OUTSIDE
Your huge block has heaps to offer including a large shed, a mulberry tree that is reportedly about the same age as the house and a brick shed that?s been there just as long. The gardens are delightful and completely in keeping with the style of the property. The only problem you?ll have here is deciding where you want to be at any one time. It shouldn?t matter though because based on the law of averages, you?ll have 55 years to enjoy them all.

WHAT NEXT
There is so much to see and experience here so make a time to meet me, Mark Grogan and see everything that this house has offered over the past century and what it has to offer you for the next. Contact me via SMS or call 0431323706 or email me from the contact agent section of this website.