Nebraska+Bungalow,+Gordon+NSW

Nebraska, 17 Yarabah Avenue GORDON NSW
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**Nebraska**, the much-renovated 1921 Alexander Stewart Jolly-designed Gordon bungalow has been listed with $1.5 million hopes through McGrath agent Melissa Lynch-Hill. - Jonathan Chancellor, Tuesday, 01 May 2012

> > > > > > > > > (see illustrations at right) > > - Jonathan Chancellor, Tuesday, 01 May 2012 >
 * The three-bedroom, three-bathroom Yarabah house has been again sympathetically renovated since the Green family bought it from the Uloth family in 2002 for $890,000.
 * It’s now being marketed as having a floorplan suited to modern family living, and the family also might want a separate self-contained studio at the rear of the 1050-square-metre property.
 * Title Tattle recalls it was in 1991 when architect Amanda Jean was commissioned to rebuild collapsing entry steps, design the children's bedrooms and a bathroom, and create that separate studio.
 * It was sought by ASX surveillance head Jim Berry and wife Janet, who sold in 1999 for $850,000.
 * The presumably very rustic Alexander Stewart Jolly-designed stone and timber bungalow had traded at $133,000 in 1981 as a two-bedroom, two-bathroom deceased estate.
 * It was one of the last houses designed by the inter-war architect.
 * Some say its low-pitched gable roof with dark-stained vertical timber boarding and superb interior timber joinery closely resembles the American West Coast stick style of Greene & Greene's Gamble House.
 * Beyond the unique façade of this Alexander Jolly residence 'Nebraska' c1920, lies a cleverly designed floorplan which is highly functional for modern family living.

The home retains its original heritage appeal and is placed in a sought-after location close to amenities. > >
 * Light filled interiors with separate lounge and dining
 * New CaesarStone gas kitchen with quality Miele appliances
 * Good sized bedrooms, two fitted with built-in wardrobes
 * The master bedroom opens to the covered verandah room
 * All bedrooms feature ensuites, the master with sunken bath
 * To the rear is a separate studio and study/fourth bedroom
 * 1,050sqm of beautiful gardens and private park-like grounds
 * Original floors, high ceilings, picture rails, fireplaces
 * Double off street parking, abundant storage, Killara High zone
 * Walk to quality schools, parks, transport and shopping


 * **Veranda-room architecture** was the first topic of the current Sydney lecture series that traces housing styles in Australia hosted by the Historic Houses Trust as part of the Sydney Open program.
 * Last week author, historian and conservation consultant Dr James Broadbent and Scott Robertson, director of Robertson & Hindmarsh Architects, addressing bungalow homes. The [|Thursday evening talks] run weekly until June 14 2012, held at The Mint on Macquarie Street, Sydney.