The Oak in Maitland fails to sell

A circa 1910 home in Bolwarra known as The Oak has been taken off the market after failing to sell.

It was listed with a price guide of $1.55 million plus. 

The property at 21 Kensington Road last sold in November 2005 for $1.25 million.

The Bolwarra heritage home was designed by architect John Wilshire Pender but has since been restored, renovated and extended.

Pender specialised in architecture in Maitland and set up his practice in 1863.

During his career, Pender built a number of significant public buildings, cottages and homesteads including St Luke’s Anglican Church and the Presbyterian manse in Tamworth.

Pender is responsible for designing Benhome, a classical revival home on Regent Street, now a popular tourist attraction due to its architectural design. 

Pender also designed the Morpeth School of Arts and the Maitland Cultural Centre.

Three generations of the Pender family have worked as architects, spanning 125 years – the longest surviving architectural firm in the English speaking language.

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom property sits on 2,791 square metres and boasts ornate ceilings and a dome ceiling feature in one of the bedrooms.

The bedrooms each feature French doors, which open onto private verandahs and terraces.

The music room features twin columns and high ceilings.

Marketing began on the property in October 2012 when it was first listed for $1.72 million.

It then dropped its price by $170,000, but still failed to attract a buyer.

Rhonda Nyquist of PRDnationwide Hunter listed the property.

The median house price in Bolwarra is $423,500, according to RP Data.