Historic Devonport Hideaway with Modern Reno

Description

Our house is a bit of a Tardis. At the street front you are greeted with the original two roomed early settler's cottage built in 1870. Subsequent owners have extended the foot print so it is now a three bedroom, two bathroom home with a massive light-filled, double-glazed living / dining / kitchen and library area with a cosy fire. This spills out onto a terrace with views over the garden and glimpses of sea and Rangitoto beyond. The house is warm, very quiet and cosy. Gorgeous kitchen filled with lots of staples for the home chef. We are in Church Street, Devonport which is a 20-minute walk to the ferry going into Auckland CBD, as well as to Rangitoto Volcano and Waiheke Islands. It's also 15 minutes' walk to the lovely Devonport village with the Old Vic cinema (with homemade gelato), gorgeous restaurants, cafes and shops, New World supermarket etc as well as a delightful and extensive shorefront playground for younger travelers. We love walking up to Mount Victoria (also known as Takarunga) directly out of the front of our house up Flagstaff Lane which gives magnificent views of Rangitoto and Auckland city (and has a free public tennis court on its slopes). Our house is a short walk to several amazing swimming beaches - five minutes to Torpedo Bay Beach, and 10 minutes to Cheltenham Beach and 15 minutes to Narrow Neck Beach. The house has a quiet downstairs tenant in a separate apartment with a separate entrance. We try not to be too noisy upstairs.