Park Villa features an ornate wraparound veranda and grand bay windows.
A grand 1880s home boasting features such as 4m ceilings, marble fireplaces and intricate period detailing has hit the market at Geelong West.
Park Villa, at 234 Latrobe Tce, is an 1880s boomtime residence in a location that once overlooked Johnstone Park.
Today, the 11-room polychromatic brick house said to have been inspired by the 1873 St Albans Homestead in Geelong’s eastern suburbs, fronts a much busier thoroughfare where it’s selling with price hopes of $1.549m to $1.649m.
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The 1052sq m property last sold in 2022 for $1.775m, when Geelong home prices were the height of the Covid boom.
Geelong Real Estate Co director Ricky Forte said the asking price guide reflected a realistic value for the property in today’s market.
“It represents an opportunity now for the same type of buyers still out there, and the appeal for that property’s always strong,” Mr Forte said.
A grand timber archway with leadlight window adorns the central hallway in the home.
Marble fireplaces and grand bay windows feature in the home’s main living rooms.
“People that have got that big picture in mind and are happy to take on a project.”
Mr Forte said the owners were moving on to another property but were happy to pass the baton on to someone else.
“The current owners have actually spent a bit on it. Structural improvements so it is ready for that next person to come through and renovate it,” he said.
Mr Forte said people could immediately enjoy the home, which has rear access to a double garage and established gardens.
“But I think it lends itself to a renovator where someone just moves straight in and buys carpet, paint and blinds,” he said.
“Or you could quite easily spend $1m on it without batting an eyelid. It’s just up to the buyer where they want to take it.”
A well appointed kitchen supports the grand living and dining zones.
The deep block offers plenty of outdoors space, with the double garage opening to McNicol St at the rear.
A few people have reached out that have are interested in the historic homes, he said.
“People have always got a soft spot for such an important part of Geelong history,” he said.
“There’s a good opportunity to make something pretty impressive, and you couldn’t build it for that price,” he said.
Mr Forte said it’s a house that a lot of people miss as they travel Latrobe Tce, given street access the property is off McNicol St.
“Obviously, back in 1877 the traffic wasn’t as much as 2026,” he said.
“Some of the homes on the Latrobe Tce are some of the best in Geelong. They compete with homes of the size and quality that’s on the waterfront.”
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