Open the Time Capsule of this late-period home. or open up to the future on this approx 585sqm northerly rear land! Built as a showpiece home of 1954 and loved by the same meticulous family ever since, this wonderful one-owner brick beauty is an exceptional example of its time. Detailed to a superior standard with Art Deco pressed-glass doors dividing large lounge and dining, original never-painted timberwork and deep decorative cornices wrapping high ceilings, there are solid hardwood floors almost certainly waiting beneath irreplaceable Axminister carpet, and a divine Deco bathroom. Updated where it counts with a modern laminate kitchen with stainless-steel oven, this reverse-cycle air-conditioned home extends accommodation with a cottage-style two-room sleep-out comprising a third bedroom and home-office – perfect to work-from-home and/or provide overflow accommodation. Facing the street in elevated style with a decorative brick facade and a feature etched-glass entry door, the home is set in sun-bathed gardens with old citrus trees, a brick-fronted garage with auto-door.and the perfect floorplan for an easy extension at the rear. There's even excellent potential to re-think the future of this blue-chip northerly rear site with a brand new home or two (subject to Council Approval). Just around the corner from Halley Park and a few blocks to Bentleigh Reserve, this pristine Time Capsule offers the location of a lifetime with Patterson Village and its station within a stroll, Centre Road shopping almost as close, great schools (including OLSH College and St Paul's Primary School) within a walk, and in-demand Tucker Road Primary School in Zone.