Wistonville, 1904 Double Bay trophy home fetches $3.81 million

Wistonville, 1904 Double Bay trophy home fetches $3.81 million
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020

The back-pain specialist Sarah Key, the wife of former Sydney solicitor Russell Keddie, has sold her Double Bay home for $3.81 million.

The 1904 Wistonville is one of the earlier Double Bay mansions at the end of the quietly exclusive harbourside cul-de-sac, Wiston Gardens.

It had a floor added by the architect Professor Leslie Wilkinson in the 1960s.

The house, with north facing courtyards, has a grand drawing room with open fireplace and Kauri floors.

It last traded in 1985 at $430,000.

The picturesque Wistonville, set in gardens by Harris Hobbs Landscape Architects, was briefly listed for sale in 2010.

It was relisted through Louise Snowden at Raine & Horne, with more than $3.5 million tipped for the Elizabeth Bay bound couple.

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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