"MANSFIELD"    

  1887 

FOR SALE

BY AUCTION

 HERITAGE LISTED -
 STATE SIGNIFICANT

Offers elegance, splendour, solidity and good living in the most impressive architectural building of High Street Maitland, heritage Centre of NSW.

Named after its celebrated architect George Allen Mansfield, it's one of the grandest of the 53 Buildings he designed for the Commercial Banking of Sydney Ltd.

Richly modelled in masonry, it is a magnificent example of the Victorian Academic Classical Style, influenced by the grandeur of the Italian renaissance Period. Its perfectly symmetrical facade displays sandstone-arched windows and commanding columned portico, each with ornamentation popular in Europe at the time.

The ground floor offers cedar rich function
rooms with

• 18 to 22 foot ceilings,
• a commercial kitchen,
• bar,
• bathrooms,
• and an office, then
• 2 floors of quality living areas.
  
  First of these has:
  
  
• drawing room,
• 3 grand bedrooms,
• family kitchen with modern amenities,
• entertainment room,
• 2 luxury bathrooms, and
• 2 balconies with views of city and country scape.
  
  Second floor: has
  
  
• 4 bedrooms,
• 2 luxury bathrooms, and
• a billiard room.
• Original marble and wooden fireplaces abound.
• There are compelling views of countryside to mountains from this level.
• All floors are wrapped around a beautifully crafted cedar staircase.

Mansfield has a landscaped courtyard garden with spacious grounds at the rear of the building, suitable for pool, court or family entertainment. Land size is 1909m2 as per title plan with space for further development.

Currently operating for functions, fine dining and family living, its extensive wing accommodation complies with B&B standards. Would suit boutique hotel, professional offices, B&B or special function Centre with accommodation.

Mansfield's powerful architecture and flexible spaciousness presents a range of commercial possibilities together with congenial, family living areas, This property offers a unique opportunity in Hunter River Country, which is burgeoning in value as a business, tourism and good lifestyle location, only 2 hours from Sydney, 30 minutes from sandy beaches and minutes from wineries.

Located in busy High Street the three storey building can be purchased with or without the existing business.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT
DOWLING REAL ESTATE
MAITLAND
DAVID RALPH ON 0418 492 435 OR 49341147
36 CHURCH STREET, MAITLAND