Bruce Manor, constructed for the previous Prime Minister Lord Stanley Bruce at 34 Pine Hill Drive, Frankston, is on the market.
A Frankston mansion designed for Australia’s second-youngest Prime Minister, Lord Stanley Bruce, has hit the market with a $2.7m-$2.9m price ticket.
Constructed circa-1926, the heritage-listed home at 34 Pine Hill Drive that includes a secret wine cellar has been restored by its homeowners of greater than a decade.
In keeping with the Nationwide Belief database, the residence – named Bruce Manor – was constructed in an architectural type just like The Lodge in Canberra.
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Lord Bruce was the primary PM to dwell in The Lodge when he served within the nation’s prime job from 1923 to 1929.
He was aged 39 when he was sworn in, simply two years older than Chris Watson who grew to become Prime Minister on the age of 37, in 1904.
Later in life, Lord Bruce was appointed as Australia’s Excessive Commissioner to the UK and likewise grew to become the Australian Nationwide College’s first chancellor.
Within the 1947 New 12 months Honours checklist, consisting of appointments King George VI made to reward good works by Commonwealth residents, Bruce was named a viscount of Melbourne – formally making him a lord.
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An island bench and timber flooring add a contact of sophistication within the kitchen.
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Ethel and Stanley Bruce take a stroll via Melbourne in 1929.
Bruce Manor was inbuilt an identical type to The Lodge in Canberra.
Belle Property’s Garry Donovan mentioned that stepping foot inside Bruce Manor was like going again in time.
“You stroll into this home and say, ‘I’ve walked again in historical past’,” Mr Donovan mentioned.
“There’s excessive fireplaces, you are feeling such as you’re in a fort.”
Set on 4565sq m, the house was designed by Sydney structure agency Prevost Synnot and Rewald, in affiliation with Melbourne architect and politician Robert Bell Hamilton.
With paved courtyards, timber panelled partitions, excessive ceilings and plenty of unique options, it nonetheless has the examine and library utilized by Lord Bruce.
The property shares a border with the Frankston Golf Course.
Heritage paperwork state that the home doorways has retained its unique fittings, fixtures and piazzas.
A central staircase set beneath an Artwork Deco-era chandelier results in the principle bed room space with an ensuite, dressing room, sitting space and balconies.
Mr Donovan mentioned the homeowners had been meticulous of their restoration efforts.
“They’ve gone to large lengths to retain the authenticity even right down to the chandeliers and woodwork,” he mentioned.
A “secret wall” within the underground cellar might be opened as much as reveal one other room.
“You go right into a small wine cellar and the wall opens as much as a much bigger cellar,” Mr Donovan mentioned.
There’s additionally a separate two-bedroom residence, two-bedroom supervisor’s cottage, fitness center, sauna and double and triple garages.
Blue shutters, veranda arches and Cordova patterned roof tiles, made in a curved type impressed by Spanish and Italian structure, give the house a Mediterranean really feel.
Stanley Bruce and spouse Ethel at The Lodge in Canberra, circa 1926.
Mr Donovan mentioned the property’s measurement and variety of rooms would make for a super multi-generational household house, wedding ceremony venue, artwork gallery, short-term rental lodging, medical follow or dental facility.
“If you would like a house that has bought character and has bought historical past, and has bought quite a lot of potential with what you are able to do with it, it is a actual eye-opener,” he mentioned.
Expressions of curiosity shut at 5pm on April 7.
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