Russell Jack-designed Wilkinson Award winner at Wahroonga sold

Russell Jack-designed Wilkinson Award winner at Wahroonga sold
Jonathan ChancellorJuly 18, 2019

A heritage listed home in Wahroonga has been sold by the Loxton family for $2.32 million.

Last sold in 2013, the home built in 1962 to a design by architect Russell Jack sold for $1.9 million.

It won the Wilkinson Award for Outstanding Architectural Merit in 1963.

Tim Fraser of Di Jones marketed the house.

Situated at 36 Cleveland Street, the property sold to a local family for $120,000 over reserve.

It traded in 1988 at $710,000.

Known as Jacobs House, it was designed for the former High Court judge Sir Kenneth Jacobs.

Said to be designed to Sir Ken’s specifications, the pavilion-style house sits on a 1,534 square metre Cleveland Street holding.

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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