It was love at first sight for Kylie Dysart. "This is the house I want," she said when she got to the front door in 2001. "It just felt right," she recalls.
Number 2 Bishop St must inspire that sentiment, as Kylie and husband Andrew Lamb are only the second family to own the house. In 1915, Charles Wakelin built three of the street's transitional villas, but soon went bankrupt and the property was sold to the Hill family in 1918.
Kylie and Andrew were looking for a house with a sunny backyard close to Cornwall Park. What they bought from the Hills was a beautifully detailed craftsman bungalow, mostly untouched. The bonus was a neighbourhood they have come to treasure. "It's been great bringing up kids here," says Kylie, "We love the street, the neighbours, the schools."
Evie, 9, and Sara, 7, have grown up here, but the family are now off to try the country living Kylie grew up with.