Pru Goward's Goulburn trophy home purchase

Pru Goward's Goulburn trophy home purchase
Jonathan ChancellorAugust 25, 2014

Pineleigh, one of Goulburn's finest homes, has been bought by Pru Goward, the NSW state planning minister.

It is an 1873 two storey Victorian residence marketed as being "imbued with a sense of effortless grace and style".

It is set on three acres of sweeping lawns and established gardens.

The four bedroom house comes with an alfresco pool area. The interiors are dressed with fireplaces, high patterned ceilings and delightful timber windows.

Century 21 Town and Country agent Justin Gay secured the delayed settlement sale late last year with settlement recently indicating the $1.15 million sale price for the 8,939 square metre property.

The historic Pineleigh was sold by hotelier Peter Griffiths which bought the larger 1.5 hectare property for $1.12 million in 2006.

The house was built for blacksmith Henry Monkley. The Sisters of St Joseph acquired the property in 1929 for a novitiate and used it until it became a private residence again in 1970.

 

 

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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