TOP PROPERTIES : Historic homes
This week we're looking at New Zealand's finest homes with historical character - and modern price tags.
This week we’re looking at New Zealand’s finest homes with historical character.
Mt Eden, Auckland
Bed: 8 Bath: 2
Floor area: 221sqm
Land area: 180sqm
Price guide: $995,000
CV: $880,000
Built: 1912
This 1912 villa retains three original fireplaces and boasts two kitchens. It is currently being uses as a business but can easily be converted. View full listing here.
Nelson
Bed: 6+ Bath 6+ Car: 3
Floor area: 810swm
Land area: 2864sqm
RV: $2.6 million
Price guide: $2.95
Built: 1840s
This Gothic style castle is one of the largest examples of early Victorian Gothic Revivalist-style houses remaining in New Zealand. It was built in 1840s by Alfred Fell, and stars Victorian walnut paintwork effects and a four-storey octagonal tower. View full listing here.
Great Barrier Island
Bed: 5 Bath: 3
Land area: 143 hectares
CV: Approx: $4 milion
Price guide: $4,795,000
Built: Early 1900s
The main homestead on this substantial property as built in the early 1900s and renovated in 1989. It is set in a natural amphitheatre and has a landscaped garden and private wharf. View full listing here.
Dalefield, Queenstown
Bed: 2 Bath: 2
Land area: 8822sqm
Price guide: $1.495
Built: 1870s
This property has a historic miners cottage which was fully restored in 1994. It has two shist open fireplaces and stars natural wood. View full listing here.
Hamilton
Bed: 4 Bath: 3
Floor area: 230sqm
Land area: 2051sqm
RV: $890,000
Price guide: Upwards of RV
Built: 1887
This family villa is deemed one of Hamilton’s finest historic homes. It is mainly constructed out of kauri, and boasts original detailed ceilings, Victorian craftship and decorative fretwork.
Victoria Young
Fri, 19 Jul 2013
Fri, 19 Jul 2013
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TOP PROPERTIES : Historic homes
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