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House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

By Fraser Abe
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House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

Address: 275 Riverside Drive
Neighbourhood: Swansea Agent: Irene Delorraine, Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Brokerage Price: $4,950,000

The place

A five-bedroom Georgian manse in Swansea.

Here’s the living room:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

The sunroom, at the back of the house:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

The kitchen:

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House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

And the breakfast area:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

There’s a media room on the second floor:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

Also on the second floor: three bedrooms, including this master bedroom.

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

And the master bedroom’s ensuite bathroom:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

There are two more bedrooms on the third floor:

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House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room
The history

Built in 1929 by Robert Home Smith, who also designed The Old Mill Inn nearby, the home has only ever had three sets of owners. Architect Paul Roth and interior designer Murray Oliver led a recent restoration.

Big selling point

Modern homes lack the richness of this place’s interior. There are birch floors in the billiards room:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

Walnut paneling in the foyer and dining room:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room

And quarter-sawn oak flooring throughout the house:

House of the Week: $5 million for a historic home in Swansea, complete with a billiards room
Possible deal breaker

The ornate and flowery window treatments and wallpaper make the home feel like an English countryside inn. If the buyer is looking for a streamlined and modern place, they may have an easier time with a newer home.

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By the numbers

• $4,950,000 • $12,748.14 in taxes (2016) • 6,310 square feet • 89 years old • 8 parking spaces (including the attached garage) • 5 bedrooms • 5 bathrooms

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