An elegant end-of-terrace redbrick at 9 Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, has been tastefully refurbished with its Victorian features retained. The double-fronted house with four bedrooms is to be auctioned by Lisney on October 13th with a guide price of £600,000-plus.
The house is decorated to a high standard and has a striking period ambience. Granite steps lead to the front door and into the hall which has an arched centre and attractive ceiling cornice. Off the hall is the drawingroom which extends the depth of the house. It has a bay window at one end and another overlooking the rear garden. Features include fine ceiling moulding, a marble fireplace, polished floorboards and fitted cupboards and bookcases.
Across the hall is a family room with shuttered windows and a period cast-iron fireplace. Folding doors lead to the diningroom with another fine fireplace and ceiling moulding.
The quarry-tiled kitchen has a strong country feel. It has an extensive range of small bone-style cherrywood presses and worktops. An Aga dominates the room, with a tree trunk inserted in the wall as an overhead beam. There is a built-in oven and a ceramic hob.
Beyond the kitchen is a utility room with a Belfast sink. A door leads to the rear garden.
A gracious staircase with a mahogany banister rail leads upstairs from the main hall to a bright landing. The larger than average family bathroom is at this level and measures 14 ft 4in by 13 ft 4 in. It has an imposing hot-press with pine doors, as well as a range of white sanitary ware, including two pedestal basins. Half-tiled walls, a ceramic tiled floor and a coloured glass window are additional features. Next door is another lavatory.
The four bedrooms are on the next level. The main bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and bookshelves, and en suite shower room. A second bedroom is a double with a cast-iron fireplace and marble mantelpiece, polished floorboards and fitted cupboards and timber bookcases. A third bedroom is of similar size with the fourth bedroom slightly smaller.
Outside is a railed front garden with off-street parking. Electronically controlled wooden gates also lead to an inner secure parking area. The west facing rear garden is large and laid out in lawn with surrounding shrubbery. The house is conveniently located near Rock Road and close to both the DART and the sea as well as to shops, schools and UCD.
