66 Springdale Rd, Killara is up for sale for the fifth time in eight years.
Killara’s legendary property Poitiers owned by two sporting greats is back on the market for the fifth time in eight years.
The historic c1904 home on 1906sqm of land was home to Bodyline cricketer the late Bert Oldfield and more recently former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock whose parents held the blue-ribbon home for decades before selling in March 2017 for $5.45m.
But there then followed a spate of owners. Later in 2017 Poitiers sold for $6.3m, then again in 2020 also for $6.3m to Anthony and Alison Kingsley who undertook a painstaking 18-month renovation.
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The parents of rugby hero Stirling Mortlock (right) sold the home in March 2017 for $5.45m. Picture: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images.
Test cricketer Bert Oldfield once lived there.
They sold three years ago for $9.23m and now the single-level home with north-to-rear aspect has a date with the auctioneer’s gavel in June with a $10.5m guide.
Nicole Zeng, of Ray White Upper North Shore, said the home radiates period allure while showcasing luxury renovations.
There are elegant formal rooms, casual living and dining rooms, a French provincial stone kitchen with scullery, six bedrooms, four bathrooms, two home offices and a 14m swimming pool.
The price guide for the June 7 auction is $10.5m.
Among the attractions are a French provincial stone kitchen with scullery.
With such a large level block playing backyard cricket is easy. Bert Oldfield almost certainly played on the lawn. He remains one of the nation’s most talked about cricketers and not just because he played with Sir Donald Bradman.
During the now infamous Bodyline test series against England in 1932-3 Oldfield was hit in the head by a ball, fractured his skull and was carried unconscious from the pitch. An oval just 200m from the house is named in his honour.
The house is also close to Killara Park tennis courts, 950m from Killara High School and 1.1km to Killara Station.
It goes to auction on Saturday June 7.
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