51 Arbury Park Road, Aldgate SA 5154

Hidden in the picturesque Adelaide Hills is this spectacular sandstone 2 storey mansion. Featuring a wrap around verandah and identical balcony above, this substantial home emerges after meandering along the property's gracious botanic driveway. Offered for the first time for sale in nearly 40 years.

Steeped in history, the home is grand and spacious offering more than 6 bedrooms and 5 or 6 living areas. The home, built in 1901 has not been added to and is the original floor plan of its day. The property includes 1850's mature trees, a separate renovated 2 room cottage, shedding, paddocks, water tanks and 5 car garaging.

Features include:
- Baltic pine floors and Jarrah timber floors, stunning leadlight windows, original re-hung sash windows, 14ft (4m) high ceilings, deep decorative hand painted cornices and imported wallpaper friezes. Large ceiling roses with gold leaf and marble fire places feature throughout the home
- Grand entry with enormous arched central hallway with 4.1m (13.5ft) ceilings and colourful leadlight surrounding the front door
- Huge formal sitting room with soaring ceilings and feature corner bay window
- Stunning formal dining room with bay window and access to the kitchen via the servant's quarters and butler's pantry
- Versatile study/TV room/library
- Large eat-in kitchen with gas and electric cooking, wood burning stove and access to the large butler's pantry and adjacent laundry
- Large attached studio with separate access and adjoining office - perfect as a games room or teenager retreat or perhaps a working home office/business as there is external access plus WC
- Grand central staircase with turned Australian red cedar wood balustrades, Blackwood tread and a stunning leadlight feature window
- Large cellar with good access
- Upstairs comprises of 6 large bedrooms, the main an impressive 7x 7 metres with ensuite/2way bathroom. A large family bathroom has a separate toilet
- Large landing and hallway leading to the sweeping upstairs verandah with beautiful views over the valley and garden
- Renovated stone cottage with toilet and kitchenette in a quiet corner of the property next to adjoining ruins and a stable and wood shed
- Rain water to main house, bore plus 6 tanks, firefighting hoses & pump plus impact sprinklers
- 5 car garage with power
- Canadian oil burning furnace heating
- Irrigated grounds
- 3 phase power
- Fenced paddocks, 2 substantial horse stables plus tack room