Gordon's Irish-inspired Killarney Castle sells
The Killarney Castle located in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Gordon has sold for less than its $3 million price expectations.
The property was built for Irishman Thomas Taylor circa 1918 and is designed to reflect an Irish castle.
It was constructed from hand-cut sandstone and boasts wide floorboards and high ceilings.
Comprising five bedrooms – including a loft – and three bathrooms, the home has been restored to as-new condition.
The home boasts a pool, workshop, gym, and castle turret and includes a bridge to the second level, giving the impression of a moat.
A 70-square-metre entertainment room is detached from the main home and includes a wall projection TV, wet bar and a full-sized billiards area.
The district air raid shelter still exists below the castle.
The vendors had owned the Gordon property for 12 years, after purchasing it in 2000 for $1.53 million.
They have since done extensive renovations.
Killarney Castle was sold by the Australian Mutual Provident Society in May 1939 to Alexander Reid Cant after Taylor became bankrupt.
It then moved into the hands of Agnes Christiansen in 1940, and sold again in 1944 to the Gastineau-Hills family who lived in the home for 25 years.
In 1969, the land was subdivided and the Ku-ring-gai council purchased the rear portion of the property and kept it as a natural bush reserve.
Sam Johnston from Burns and Burns Real Estate Pymble secured the sale.
