Terenure: €3m: When 9 Rathdown Crescent, Terenure, Dublin 6W came on the market in May 1976, it made headlines with a then record price of £46,000.
The large detached home with garage which has remained in the same family for the past 30 years is now for sale. It will be auctioned on May 25th by Douglas Newman Good with an advised minimum value (AMV) of €3 million.
Today its location is still a key asset. Rathdown, a mature development, is situated between Templeogue and Terenure roads, and Rathdown Crescent is particularly quiet in not attracting commuter traffic. A Murphy-built house circa 1930s, the property has 240sq m (2,590sq ft) of living space with three reception rooms, five bedrooms, a rear south-west facing garden, not overlooked, and secure from any encroaching development.
Inside, staff bells to the kitchen are in working order, and period features such as cornices, picture rails and internal doors are intact. A dining, sitting and drawingroom open off the hall, two with distinctive fireplaces original to the house. The rear drawingroom has been extended and is comfortably large, with French doors and separate side door to the garden.
The kitchen with working Aga has a walk-in pantry, larder, lobby area and toilet. There should be interest in uniting these into one large kitchen/family room, with space also to extend to the rear and into a side yard if wished.
Upstairs, many bedrooms are good-sized and have wash-hand basins and built-in storage. There is a family bathroom and scope for internal room arrangement to create some en suites.
The front garden has a cherry blossom and a magnolia tree. The garage is integral to the house. A side gate leads to a yard and extensive rear lawn with fruit trees, flowering borders and mature hedging. A glass house is included in the sale.
