Property Overview: For Sale by Private Treaty Overall Floor Area: 464.5 Sq. Metres (5,000 Sq. Feet)
Property Description: This exceptional 5 + Bedroom terraced Victorian house [approx. 3800sqft/353m2] with superb original features, including beautiful working fireplaces, is in need of complete refurbishment; this is the largest house on Crosthwaite Park.
This house has a separate & self contained Garden Level Flat/Office [approx 1200sqft/111.48m2] - total area, House + Garden Level, approx. 5000sqft/464.52m2.
Located on the west side of Crosthwaite Park Square [with its well maintained communal gardens], this is a very spacious family home spread over Garden Level, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors, with original plaster work, original working window shutters, & original woodwork & fireplaces throughout, including a Carrara marble fireplace; the Garden Level is in modern condition.
This house is a Protected Structure.
House Accommodation is as follows: Wide entrance Hall with high ceilings with original plaster work, off of which is a Dining Room with a Carrera marble fireplace, & typical Victoria Bay window overlooking the park; through sliding doors to the Library with a working fireplace, this room overlooks the rear garden; the Library can also be accessed from the Hall.
On the Hall there is spacious enclosed storage & just beyond is the Kitchen, at the rear of the house.
Stairs lead from the Hall to a Bathroom, and TV Room, overlooking the rear Garden; the TV Room has a working iron fireplace.
Stairs lead to the magnificent Drawing Room with 2 Bay windows overlooking the square; this spacious room spans the length & width of the house & has 2 original marble feature fireplaces, both working, original mouldings & high ceilings.
Stairs lead to a Double Bedroom [overlooking the rear garden] with an Ensuite Bathroom.
Stairs lead to a Double Bedroom at the rear of the house & a Single Bedroom with Sea Views overlooking the Square; there is a Double Master Bedroom with built in wardrobes & iron fireplace overlooking the Square; there is a further Double Bedroom at the rear of the house & a Bathroom beside.
Garden Level Accommodation is as follows:
Spacious entrance Hall with Storage; off the Hall is a Living/Dining Room [to the front of the house] with working fireplace & a Double Bedroom [to the rear of the house]; off the Hall is a 2nd Double Bedroom [to the rear] with access to the Garden [approx 700sqft/65m2], Shower Room and Kitchen.
Additional Information:
1.This house was built in the early 1860's by John Crosthwaite, a one-time chairman of Kingstown Town Commissioners & well known local property developer; Crosthwaite Park houses are based on similar developments in north London with features & interiors of equal quality; the ceiling heights, ornate plasterwork, fireplaces & joinery etc are regarded as being of finer quality than in any other Dun Laoghaire terrace. 2.The House has Gas Central Heating throughout; the Garden Level has electric Storage heating 3.The current family owners have lived in the house since 1988 4.The rear Garden has access from the Garden Level & the 1st Floor Kitchen 5.This House is BER exempt 6.All the amenities of Dun Laoghaire, including the sea front, harbour, piers & sailing clubs, in addition to shopping, a multi plex cinema, 2 theatres, parks, restaurants, cafes, bars, a magnificent new library, a hospital etc, are all within short walking distance 7. There are excellent transport services to & from Dun Laoghaire, including DART [7 minutes walk & 23 minutes to central Dublin], Bus [literally minutes walk & covering all of Dublin & beyond], mainline Train services [7 minutes walk from Dun Laoghaire Station], Aircoach [7 minutes walk] to & from Dublin Airport & takes 40 minutes
Features: Spacious Unique Victorian House overlooking Crosthwaite Park All Dun Laoghaire\'s amenities including a DART station within walking distance
Ideal Family Home location with a choice of schools in the immediate area
Opportunity to Refurbish
Self Contained Ground Level Accommodation Options
This is the largest house on Crosthwaite Park West Facilities: Gas Fired Central Heating Wired for Cable Television