McGrath home
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12 6 4
ANNANDALE NSW 272 Johnston Street
‘The Abbey’, unquestionably one of the nation’s most recognisable homes was crafted by the renowned industrialist John Young in 1881. Equally steeped in fanciful legend and historical fact, this majestic Gothic Revival manor is simply unique.
  • A private elevated setting on a 1,300sqm corner parcel
  • A landmark residence unparalleled in grace or substance
  • Offered to market for the first time in exactly 50 years
  • Palatial proportions enhanced with breathtaking appointments
  • A timeless monument to unbridled wealth and eccentricity
  • Panoramic city skyline views, extraordinary potential
  • Stables, chapel, cellars, gargoyles, turrets and towers
  • Workshops, cloisters, carriage works and servant’s quarters
  • Dual level guest accommodation, secure rear access parking
  • Opportunity to possess a property of unequalled pedigree
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sold $4,860,000
land size 1,300sqm
council rates $4,410pa
water rates $1,370pa
web id 83543
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Simon Pilcher
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Back in the early days of the colony of NSW, a large tract of land was granted in 1793 to Major George Johnston, who, as legend has it was the first white man to set foot on Australian soil. Johnston family, and it is this land that these days is the core of Annandale. In 1799, on what is now Parramatta Road, he built his home “Annandale House” named after his birthplace, Annan in Scotland. The land passed from family hands and in 1877 was subdivided, and the suburb of Annandale developed as...
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