20 Madden Street, Maidstone

Retaining authentic period charm c.1930, this original two-bedroom home offers stunning potential with her next door twin sporting an irresistible contemporary transformation to inspire your own potential renovations (STCA)! Whispers of Californian, Art Deco and Spanish Mission period influences feature from the front picket fence, weatherboard...

Retaining authentic period charm c.1930, this original two-bedroom home offers stunning potential with her next door twin sporting an irresistible contemporary transformation to inspire your own potential renovations (STCA)! Whispers of Californian, Art Deco and Spanish Mission period influences feature from the front picket fence, weatherboard façade with its brick porch detailing, leadlight front windows and striking timber floors, with enormous scope to reinvent the rear on a private picturesque block of 328m2 approx.

Interiors echo of a time honoured era with evident family warmth, where Sunday afternoon gatherings and dining were the norm. You’ll discover a plethora of pleasures comprising front French doors with crystal glass panes, matching sliding dining-lounge French doors, a lounge fireplace (fitted with a gas heater) and second dining room open fireplace, a superb broad kitchen chimney where the wood fired oven would have once been, picture rails, ornate plaster detailing and an alluring bathroom with its lavender-pink bath and sink. The traditional floorplan incorporates a front bedroom with mirror built in robes, front formal lounge and adjoining dining room, a central bathroom and kitchen, rear laundry with a separate toilet and shower, a rear living room and bedroom that were a later addition, carport, off-street parking and an ambient established rear garden.

If you’ve been looking to create your own sanctuary or project to on-sell, this enviable residence provides the perfect tranquil setting in a highly sought after pocket nearby Suffolk Triangle Park, Maribyrnong River Trails, eclectic cafes, restaurants and shopping, Footscray Market, Highpoint Shopping Centre, Footscray North Primary and Maribyrnong Secondary College, Victoria Uni, Footscray Hospital, West Footscray Train, buses and major arterial roads.