20 Second Street, Gawler South SA 5118

Potential and Possibilities aplenty!

This property has been loved for many years by the very house proud custodians of this gorgeous 1880's settlers cottage but now presents an opportunity for you to write the next chapter in this property's story.

Set on a generously fronted 1386m² (approx) allotment benefiting from rear lane access, this property is in the heart of a much coveted precinct defined by colonial cottages through to early 1900's villas making this increasingly popular with enthusiasts of early Australian architecture.

With character and style to make you smile you can see the original cottage soon expanded with a lean-to that most likely became a kitchen and wet area before finally being annexed itself with an addition creating more living area sometime after that. The metamorphosis of this property into what you see today continued in the post war era with what is now disposed as the kitchen, laundry and extra bedroom/living room being added to the rambling yet effective floor plan.

The low set doors articulate a period when building supplies were often repurposed materials as recourses of the late 19th century were limited and demand was high at the time especially around the burgeoning township of Gawler of the late 1800's.

You are reminded of the ingenuity of our early settlers when admiring these early properties whilst having reverence for the owners that succeeded them in maintaining, improving and enhancing the property so that it can still be enjoyed today.

With picket fence and generous frontage, you are immediately presented with a symmetrical frontage that boasts a verandah across the western elevation. A popular and practical improvement usually made some time after construction.

Conveniently carporting is afforded and there is provision to further extend to offer even more car parking undercover into the future.

A colonial garden full of roses and seasonal colour adorn the balance of the frontage and sets the style for what can be found out beyond the gates.

From the first moment you enter, you find yourself sliding back in time to an era long since gone by. With a peaked roof, the original cottage exemplifies the period and is now disposed as a master suite and bedroom 3 although it could be reimagined in any number of configurations such is the flexibility of the space of this enchanting home.

Stepping into the first of the many additions this property has benefited from in its 130 years, you are greeted by the formal lounge room with some ornate features mimicking the likely 1920's vintage of the extension with fireplace and larger window the tell. A reminder that the older room that now constitutes the formal dining was constructed much earlier can be found in the unusually small aperture of the doorway.

Beyond the lounge, the kitchen offers all the practicality and convenience that makes it an ideal companion to those with busy modern lives. Ample cupboard space and plenty of storage ensure this cute kitchen is more than just good looking but can serve your needs for many years to come.

Linking the kitchen to the rear bedroom or extra living area is a fantastic utility space from which all the wet areas are accessible.

Although this home is steeped in the character and style of yesteryear its real magic is in how liveable and ready to move into the property appears to present.

A Kentish south facing patio welcomes you once outside and beyond that, a rambling style garden has been carefully curated over many years.

With size to surprise and space to amaze, the year yard offers potential aplenty and valuable rear lane access means this could prove very popular with those that work for themselves, have caravans or crave a man cave. Here you have the space for all that subject to consents and approvals.

Although the circumstances of sale are regrettable, the hope is that we find someone who will love this home and enrich its legacy further for generations to come.



CT: 5688/749
Land Size: 1386m² (approx)
House Size: 129m²
Year Built: 1880
Zone: Residential Historic (Conservation)15 - Gawler South Residential Historic
Council: Gawler

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