3 Dalmont St, Highett, is known as “the Christmas house” thanks to its owners festive yearly displays.
A rustic character-filled house described as a slice of Daylesford in bayside Melbourne is on the market for the first time in three decades with a $1.4m-$1.5m asking range.
Hodges Sandringham’s Amanda Thomson says the circa-1950 home at 3 Dalmont St, Highett, is close to the suburb’s border with neighbouring Sandringham.
The family who have owned the property for more than 30 years named it “Kanandah”, meaning the land where the sun sets, in honour of the garden’s sunset views.
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“It’s like being in Daylesford, where it is in the street is like being in the country,” Ms Thomson says.
“The number one reason why is the rustic character of the home and number two, is that it backs onto the Ashwood Ave parkland.”
She says the owners have updated the house in keeping with its period character, adding antique stained glass doors to the four bedrooms and a repurposed barn door elsewhere.
The house is set on a 610sq m block.
The circa-1950s original brick hearth in the kitchen, along with a former railway sleeper which is now a light feature.
The family of Tash Milton-Taylor, Jill Taylor and Mark Taylor, with pet dog Aztec, decorated their front yard with Christmas lights for many years.
An original brick hearth remains in the kitchen where a railway sleeper, transformed into a light feature, hangs above the island bench.
There’s also a dishwasher, gas oven and pantry.
Other features include the living room’s open fireplace, Victorian Ash timber floors and a spotted gum front deck.
For decades, the homeowners have decorated their front garden with a large yearly festive display and lights, which has led to local residents dubbing it “the Christmas house”.
The open fireplace makes the living room cosy in winter.
The original 1950s-installed bathtub, with a blue interior, remains in the bathroom.
The deck is a prime birdwatching spot.
The garden, fed by a grey water system, is home to three resident tawny owls and popular with lorikeets.
Less than 200m to Sandringham Secondary College, Kanandah is close to other schools, Peterson Reserve, Sandringham Village’s shops and cafes and Highett Village.
The home will be auctioned at midday on Saturday.
The annual Christmas lights display.
A barn door has been installed in the home.
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