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78 Augusta Avenue
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c 1870's |
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Canadian $579,000 / ~ U.S. $386,000
Award Winning Renovation
Renowned
Renovator: Jim Sculthurpe
Totally Gutted & Restored/Renovated- $540,000 + Spent, including a new roof
Three Storeys on Double
Ravine Lot Raised from the Road in a gigantic Mature Tree Setting
Back Deck, Wraparound
Porch, Flagstone Patio
Private third level
accessed by door for your weekend guests
3x Front Pad Parking ~
Park Like Setting Back Yard
Top of the line Moen
and Kohler fixtures
Hickory Lane Kitchen (Stained
Pine, Granite Countertop) with Skylights and heated floors
Rinnai
- Continuum Model 2402 Panel Clawed foot bath basins
~ Heated bathroom floors ~ Marble Countertop ~ Glass Shower Stall Rainforest
Head Alliance Home Security
System
2 x Tower Rooms Flushed
with Sunlight - Perfect to enjoy a good book on a lazy Sunday afternoon
View from the Road
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Richard's Notes
The ultimate "bachelor pad" in the country for the most discerning eye and discriminating taste.
Nestled in a secluded enclave - far away from the beaten track - yet walking distance to the town centre on Walton Street, the Park and Lakeshore Boulevard. Resting on a slow rise - there is something quite feudal about this ..... gazing down at the madding crowd.
At some time in the future, there is ample space in the back for a pool.
In 1877 Thomas McCreery bought the land from H.H. Meredith and built the house c. 1880. (Historical Port Hope Buildings Volume 2) This is a late Victorian Italianate design, with the characteristic irregular plan, L-shaped to the front and with the tower crowned by a steeply pitched mansard roof, here with a gable and with iron cresting to the small flat deck. The ornamented window heads and door arch with their incised decoration, projecting keystones and scrolls are probably cast stone and one of the more unusual building ornaments of the time. The date of construction would probably be of the late 1870's to the early 1880's.
Notes on The Region
Tap into what the cognoscenti have known for several years, a little bit of insider information if you will - Port Hope is turning into a bedroom community of Toronto. 50 minutes of highway driving east of Toronto on HWY 401, Port Hope is one of (maybe a couple), towns in Ontario that has a proactive Heritage Conservatory that has prevented bulldozing of Century Homes for Parking Lots - "managed growth" is a term that comes to mind.
And it is a good thing. Steeped in history, it was the playground of the Rich and Famous since the early 1800's. That would explain all the majestic estates in the surrounding countryside.
Northumberland County, wherein lies Port Hope, benefits from the growing trend of "city folk" moving out from the hustle and bustle in the "big smoke" to somewhere quieter and safer. With the Internet revolutionizing the way we do business and communicate, many have taken advantage of what telecommuting has to offer. When we placed the Director of Marketing for a major National Bookstore in Grafton 4 years back, he traded his home in North York for a 100 acre farm with a restored Century Home that once belonged to the Masseys for $550,000. I am sure it's worth a lot more now.
Northumberland County is only part of this phenomenon of "managed growth", although Port Hope, being the closest, has positioned itself to be a gateway of sort. Port Hope, indeed, is unique with it's water frontage, Yacht, Golf and Country Clubs, developed cultural events and mildly eccentric denizens. We have the Big Apple in Colborne that opens year round attracting millions. And Brighton turning into a well received retirement community - great success in the development of Brighton-by-the-Bay by a REIT. Then Prince Edward County, with picturesque Picton, is turning into the other Wine Producing region. After selling The Hillcrest in Port Hope to an area Spa, I see a few more popping up that provide a variety of alternatives and choices. Another client from the U.K., now a good friend, is setting up another one in Brighton. I am sure this will be quite special - as influenced by her background as a hotelier in Africa and her son as an impresario in the entertainment/music industry in the U.K. and New York. Then there is Trenton and Belleville, led by one of the most dynamic Economic Development Boards in the person of Chris King; and Kingston, which is experiencing phenomenal growth.
You can pick up a copy of the 2002 Visitor's Guide at the Tourist Office as well!
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