Lavish 175-year-old tower house for sale in the Adelaide Hills

Since 1850, Tower House has been one of Adelaide’s most iconic local landmarks. 

Nestled among the eastern foothills, the manor is set in an exclusive pocket of the city where the median house will set you back over $1.7 million. 

Tower House was first built by William Vansittart, a wealthy pastoralist and horse breeder who migrated to Adelaide from England in the 1840s. 

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14 The Common, Beaumont SA 5066

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Today, the home’s days of grand balls and soirées are over, but it’s still an ideal entertainer’s pad. There are over 1000 square metres of floorspace set over five storeys. 

The exterior of the house is dominated by a tall crenelated tower that was first built as a viewing deck to watch ships coming into port. From the top of the tower are 360-degree views of the whole city of Adelaide, from the hills to the sea. 

You enter into a grand foyer lit by a chandelier. Off the entrance foyer is a formal drawing room with tall ceilings, bay windows, and a marble fireplace. 

A dining room painted a rich shade of crimson lies on the other side of the foyer. From the dining room, lofty French doors open out onto the verandah and the manicured gardens. 

In the south wing, the formal heritage atmosphere makes way for a suite of more contemporary rooms added by the most recent owner. 

There is a modern granite-topped kitchen with European appliances, and a family room with views onto a patio.  

In total, four bedrooms and bathrooms are on offer in the main residence, including a luxurious master suite with a walk-in-wardrobe and ensuite. 

A bluestone cottage in the garden adds a fifth bedroom and bathroom into the mix, and is ideal for visiting family. 

In the garden itself are plenty of ornamental trees, fishponds, citrus orchards and rose gardens. There is even the original Victorian well from which water can still be drawn. 

The listing describes Tower House as “a once in a generation opportunity to acquire one of South Australia’s most iconic and historically significant estates.” 

“Standing proudly on a substantial landholding of sweeping park-like grounds, this landmark Victorian mansion of grand proportions and gracious architectural note has been one of Adelaide’s finest and most admired residences for almost 175 years.” 

Sally Cameron from TOOP+TOOP Real Estate is the agent for this listing.