Built in 1935, Erindale’s Claremont House mansion has hit the market for the first time in 22 years, giving you the chance to live a life of luxury and smash a suburb record in the process.
Vendors Chris Currie, 72, and husband Ian, 78, are downsizing after more than two decades in the property, having well and truly left their mark on the grand mansion that they bought off the Zamel family – owners the Zamel’s jewellery franchise.
“Elizabeth Tolley’s father built the house back in 1935 and her mother was English and wanted a typical Tudor house, so she designed it all up and then her and young Elizabeth went back to England, and she thought after about 18 months she was going to coming back to this Tudor house,” Mrs Currie said.
Ian and Chris Currie are selling the grand mansion Claremont, which was later owned by both the Tolley and Zamel family. Picture: Kelly Barnes
The home’s grand facade.
It’s expected the home will set a new price record for the suburb.
This is one home that won’t be going for a song.
“But in the time she was away her husband went off to Singapore and fell in love with the architecture there and came back and changed it all and started building this Art Deco home with a Singapore flair with big windows and a lot of light coming in – the complete opposite of a Tudor – so she came back to this house that was nothing like what she thought she was coming back to.
“Elizabeth, who was 12 at the time, moved into the house and later married winemaker David Tolley and brought up her children here and they all lived in the house and when she got older she moved next door.”
The retired couple, who have in the past run a printing business, bred cattle in the south east and developed property on the sunshine coast, have since renovated the property throughout, extending it and preserving the piece of history they feel privileged to have been custodians of.
A spacious dining and living space. Supplied
Art Deco details abound. Supplied
The sleek kitchen. Supplied
One of the luxe bathrooms. Supplied
A cosy living area. Supplied
It’s good knight from me. Supplied
“We’ve got three kids and had lots of parties here, from DJs and rock bands through to belly dancers, Brazilian drummers, cello players and even snake charmers – we’ve had a lot of fun here,” Mrs Currie says.
“The house is very well known as it’s a landmark property and we’ve even opened the gardens to the public for the Open Gardens program, and that was tremendously successful.
“It’s an iconic property for the area as it’s right on the corner, and it’s got a rich history – during the war there were where the garage is now was actually stables, and the airmen were billeted in there for a while.”
The open-plan kitchen, dining and living area. Supplied
One of the bedrooms. Supplied
The sparkling pool. Supplied
The tennis court. Supplied
One of the elegant hallways. Supplied
The immaculately maintained garden. Supplied
The home’s wellness centre. Supplied
The home, with a pool and tennis court, sits on a 2435sqm allotment over three titles, with the house offering some five bedrooms, five bathrooms and 690sqm of indoor and outdoor living space.
While advertised without a price guide, its’ selling agent John Williams of Williams Real Estate, said he and selling partner and wife Stephanie were expecting the home to set a new suburb record, eclipsing the $3.88m paid for 60 Godfrey Tce in 2022.
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