Highroyd, one of the remaining ‘Witches’ houses in Annandale has been sold.
The late-Victorian Eclectic Gothic residence was recently listed with an $7.95m guide.
It had previously been offered early last spring with $9.75m hopes held by the vendors, the founders of Australian skincare brand Ultraceuticals, Dr Geoffrey Heber, and his wife, Dr Deborah Davis.
The now downsizing couple, who were among the first doctors to introduce and administer cosmetic injectables into Australia, paid $700,000 in 1989 for the grand dilapidated mansion.
Their restoration of the six-bedroom, four-bathroom 1886 home was overseen by the architect David Springett of Paragrid Architects.
They used the lower two floors to run their cosmetic medical practice, and the upper two floors to raise their young family.
It was one of eight built by the master builder and developer John Young, before the 1890s depression ended his dream.
Research by property writer Margie Blok indicated Young held a design competition for the site on Johnston St, which had been built 30.5m wide, with his intention of it becoming “the finest street in the colony”.
Highroyd includes an observation spire with city skyline views.
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