1923 Georgian Revival Manor

Built in 1923 to the highest of luxury standards of the day, Dreemskerry is one of three homes in Victoria designed in the Georgian Revival style, by Victoria’s famous architect Elwood Watkins. This home was featured in Western Homes and Living in 1956. It has been lovingly maintained and upgraded over the years, and was awarded Heritage Status by the City of Victoria and Province of British Columbia in 2002. 
The home is well located on a beautifully landscaped half acre garden, only three doors down from Government House. Dreemskerry is surrounded by beautiful homes in a friendly neighbourhood, just a short stroll to the beach, Craigdarroch Castle, the Art Gallery, and excellent public and private schools. The downtown core is less than two miles away while a ten minute bus ride takes you to the University of Victoria.

Dreemskerry offers living spaces on four floors including a private master bedroom retreat on the third floor, and five additional bedrooms on the second floor. There are four ensuite bathrooms and all bedrooms have private or shared balconies. A separate ancillary building in the same architectural style as the residence provides parking for two additional cars, washroom and change facilities for the hot tub, and abundant storage space. The second floor is ready for development into home office or fitness studio. The principal residence has almost 1,000 square feet of decks, balconies, and patios from which you can enjoy the garden waterfall and ponds in the beautifully landscaped gardens, or the outstanding southerly ocean and mountain views.

The principal rooms on the main floor all have grand proportions and feature original crown mouldings, wainscoting in dining room and entry hall, open panel mouldings in the living room, gleaming raised planned solid mahogany doors, and hardwood floors made from quartered oak.

The home has a center hall plan, with an elegant foyer with Mahogany staircase. The front door is surrounded by original leaded and bevelled glass windows sign by the artisan. In the living room another pair of mahogany double French doors frame the doorway with a view toward the Adams style fireplace. The westerly sun room also has a wood burning fireplace.

The main floor library features a fir panelled coffered ceiling, a wood burning fireplace with Burr Pecan insets on the fir surround mantle and the original brass hood insert with brass side accents on the fireplace.

The country style kitchen has been recently updated and restored to original full height ceilings and French doors leading to a sunny deck. Against the backdrop of the original pine floors you have a marble topped pasty counter and maple butcher bloc countertops.

Garden features include an in ground sprinkler system, a 15’ X 9’ greenhouse, waterfall and pond, outside deck with hot tub plus an ancillary building accessed by a private back lane. The front gardens form the perfect setting for Dreemskerry behind solid granite stone walls and accessed though wrought iron gates.  Modern upgrades to the home include a new gas furnace in 2009.
This is an exceptional offering for both family and investment opportunity.