14 Weetunga St, Fulham is offered to the market for only the second time in 139 years. It was the former home of the White family who founded Fulham – a suburb in Adelaide’s west.
Built for one of Adelaide’s founding families, iconic Fulham mansion “Weetunga” is looking for a new owner to continue its preservation.
The property at 14 Weetunga St, has been listed with an asking price of $2.75 million and is likely to set a new residential sales record for Fulham when it sells.
The property, which last sold in July, 2015, for $2.5 million, was built by Samuel White, son of John White – the founder of the suburb of Fulham – who acquired the area in 1836.
He named it Fulham Farm, after the suburb of Fulham in his native London, but it wasn’t until 1880 that the impressive family estate was build.
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14 Weetunga St, Fulham
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
Offered to the market for only the second time in 139 years, its vendor – who did not wish to be named – has completed extensive renovations in and around the property, intending it to be her retirement home.
“I’m very passionate about preservation, especially cultural heritage such as Weetunga,” she said.
“So the last few years have been a labour of love and I’ll be sad to see it go. I intended to retire there but I’m spending a lot of time away, which is why I’m selling.”
Set on a 4020sqm allotment, the home is packed with character features, including a grand entrance hall, decorative soaring ceilings, ornate cornices, marble fireplaces, tessellated tiling and timber hardwood floorboards.
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
Traditional in design, the home comprises of formal living spaces, with a renovated timber kitchen attaching to the former servants’ quarters.
The versatile layout of the main home offers family or guest accommodation of up to four bedrooms with a formal lounge, dining room, smoking room as a separate living area.
The tower presents as the ideal studio or home office, while an underground cellar is large enough for the wine enthusiast to enjoy a drop while boasting to a few.
The former servant quarters offer potential separate accommodation – ideal as a fully self-contained one-bedroom apartment.
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
“It was in a fairly run down stage when I purchased it…and I tried hard to bring it back to its former glory,” the vendor said.
“I removed all of the rubbish and debris that was on the site, and of course replaced all the wiring and plumbing.
“The (tower) also needed complete restoration. It had a huge beehive up there which took up almost the entire ceiling. So I sought out a beekeeper to remove it without damaging it and killing any of the bees.
“Now it’s a beautiful home to live in and my hope is that it will go to a family or individual that will continue its preservation.”
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
14 Weetunga St, Fulham
The property is on the market with McCammon Real Estate Glenelg.
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