50 Auburn Parade

THE SEARCH For the buyer who thought character and turnkey couldn't exist in the same house. Whether you're a family needing space that grows with you, or a downsizer unwilling to settle for less character than you've always had - this is the one you stopped believing existed. Somewhere with the kind of history that makes a house feel different the moment you step inside. Victorian bones that took 130 years to settle into their best version. High ceilings. Oversized rooms. All layered with a renovation so complete that there is nothing left to do but simply live. THE STORY Meet Maryville on Auburn Parade. Built circa 1888, not just as a house, but as a gesture. A young man, in love with his wife Mary, called upon his neighbour to create something lasting. Something considered. Something for her. George Holden - the builder responsible for some of the most beautiful homes in this pocket of Hawthorn East - tuck-pointed the brick facade with the kind of craftsmanship that still stops people on the street today. At the front, a small footbridge marks the entrance, with a return verandah drawing you along the side. Inside, the past and present sit exactly where they should. Arched hallways. Ceilings that lift every room. French oak floors running throughout. The kitchen opens and the home expands with it. The deck sits elevated above the surrounding streets. As the day ends the sky takes over, putting on a show every evening. And you have the best seat in the house. Just when you think you understand Maryville, it surprises you. A cupboard door in the kitchen that looks like every other cupboard, until it isn't. Open it and a full laundry reveals itself quietly on the other side. At the rear the studio stands apart - its own kitchen, its own bathroom, its own entrance. A gym. A guest retreat. A second living space. A standalone home office. The answer to multi-generational living. THE LIFE The kind of position where the week organises itself without much effort from you. Camberwell Junction is moments away. Coffee, the market, the train. The block is dually zoned to both Camberwell Primary and Auburn Primary for young children with options aplenty for their secondary education, be it Camberwell High or Canterbury Girls, or perhaps one of Melbourne's most sought-after private schools. This is the kind of proximity families build their decades around without quite realising it. Maryville has been a cherished home since the day it was built for Mary. The next chapter of love belongs to you. By Storyhouse. Stories Told. Houses Sold.