May 19, 2010 , North Adelaide, Australia – A Series of heritage-listed homes for sale is now open in the market at North Adelaide. Former school and a 1800s sandstone mansion are among the multi-million dollar historic properties on the market in North Adelaide. Now in the market and expected to be sold in the next couple of months are the four heritage listed buildings, with a combined value of about $9 million. The State Heritage-listed 1869 former Christ Church Day School on Jeffcott St is expected to fetch about $1.9 million.
In 1963 this school has been closed and have its renovations in the past decades. It is reported that this building sits on 1293sqm of land and has two stone outbuildings and was last sold in 2003 for about $913,000.
“It’s such a unique property and you don’t see lots of these properties available in and around Adelaide,” Fox Real Estate Agent Andrew Fox said.
The former owner was Anita Smith, widow of aviator Keith Smith and they sell it in the mid-1950s.
According to the Agent Judy Morris of Klemich Real Estate, said it was ordinary for houses for sale in North Adelaide to be Local Heritage planned for the reason that they are secured by the City Council.
“She said it attracted people to the area because the character and history of the suburb was retained. People don’t have the fear that people are going to move in and knock down the buildings next door. It adds value because it makes the area more attractive to people.” She said.
Source: WhereILive News
