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A SERIES of solid cast-iron bicycle seat moulds remain under the floor of the converted warehouse at the rear of this Mt Lawley property.

The expansive building has been put to a number of uses over the years, including a bike and a kapok mattress factory, and a dairy.

It was a gymnasium in 1939 with the-then daily Mirror reporting on a social and trophy presentation there.

Before that, owner Mrs R Nathan was reportedly a bit of a go-getter and the Daily News reported on a 1913 soiree: “Ladies and gentlemen interested are invited to witness the third exhibition of the White Rose Washing Fluid.…an opportunity of witnessing how wash day can be made easy.”

This amazing property on 688sqm surprised and delighted me from the moment I arrived: the setting is of a beautifully renovated federation home in a lovely garden.

Inside, jarrah floors, magnificent ceiling roses, fireplaces and soaring ceilings are just the beginning.

The main bedroom is at the front; it’s a sweeping domain with a dressing room and spacious ensuite.

The formal dining room has French doors to the verandah, where guests can stretch their legs after some fine feasting, courtesy of a very modern kitchen.

A soaring extension houses the open-plan living spaces, which are comfortable and genteel, with lovely ceiling roses, jarrah floors and a bank of floor-to-ceiling windows and doors.

When the extension was built the owners went up too, creating a huge loft area for a bedroom or sitting/games room.

Back on ground level the bamboo-roofed patio is really an outdoor room, where alfresco entertaining is made easy with a built-in-BBQ. And while the barbie heats up you can cool down with a dip in the adjacent pool.

My jaw dropped when I opened the French doors of what I thought was a studio/granny flat, and it continued to drop as I walked from room to massive room of the converted warehouse.

The old gymnasium has come full circle, turned into a dance studio for the vendors’ sons, and back to a (private) gym since they left home.

There’s so much space out here its potential uses are too many and varied to list: let your imagination do the walking.

Suffice to say there’s another dwelling, with kitchen, living room and bedroom, with room for a third abode, not to mention a loft space that’s bigger than my entire house.

For good measure this fantastic property is just a two-minute walk from the Beaufort Street cafe strip, with its many eateries and great boutique shopping.

28 Raglan Street, Mt Lawley
low $2 millions
Heliyana Pereza 0419 919 548
Homestead Realty 9227 6488