Heritage Home with Heart
102 Frederick Street, Launceston
Built for (and likely by) David Scott - builder & MHA - between 1864 and 1865, Braeside House at 102 Frederick Street is a heritage listed 3 bedroom, single storey weatherboard, Victorian Italianate home with converted stables at the rear retaining original shingles.
The appeal begins at the gate with a picturesque cottage garden of roses and fruit trees. Set back from its neighbours and the road, the verandah shades the panelled wooden door (with security panel) that is balanced in the style of the period by large windows and opens to reveal a stylish black and white tiled hallway.
4 spacious rooms - 2 with open fireplaces - provide plenty of inspiration much like that at work in the ornate plastering on the ceiling, in the front south-eastern room, believed to have been created circa 1878 by David McEwan, an ex-convict plasterer whose legacy of spectacular craftsmanship will be yours to treasure.
The polished wooden floors are in excellent condition and three rooms retain wooden mantles. The bathroom offers a claw foot stand-alone bath with over-head shower as well as a wooden vanity evoking both comfort and yesteryear.
At the rear of the property is the main kitchen and family room with access through sun-lit French doors to an expansive courtyard and kitchen garden. The former stables house an extra toilet and laundry room and are ideal for storage and studio space. Within walking distance of the City hospitals, schools and cafes, this remarkable property is an integral part of Launceston's past and present.
Call on us today to make your appointment with a view to becoming the custodian of this outstanding property and shaping the future of Braeside...
Lot/Plan No: 3/247361
Lot/Plan No: 3/247361
Lot/Plan No: 3/247361