Bellevue, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, A94 D2K4, Ireland

Welcome to Bellevue. Dating back to 1770, Bellevue is a large historic home that was separated into three individual properties in the middle of the last century. The house is steeped in history, and it was here that Éamon de Valera drafted the Constitution while he and his family lived here during the 1930s.

Former President of Ireland Éamon De Valera, who lived in Bellevue for most of the 1930's and wrote the Constitution in the property, once said that he spent his happiest years in Bellevue, and he moved back to Cross Avenue after serving as President. The house has been a home for the present owners for almost half a century.

Bellevue is one of the oldest houses in south Dublin. Built in the 1770s by the Countess of Brandon, it once stood on a thousand acres. Later additions were made in the Victorian era by a succession of owners and families including a ballroom.

Approached via a wide gravelled driveway this character-filled property has beautiful period features with tiled and granite steps with two lions either side. There are double doors leading to a tiled entrance porch which leads to the main entrance hallway. There is parquet flooring in the dining room and main drawing room. There is a large kitchen accessed through sliding doors from the dining area, which has lovely views over the rear garden.

Downstairs has beautiful ceiling cornicing work and pillared entrance to the dining room, and original sash windows with working shutters. From the hall level there is a door which has granite steps leading to the large rear gardens which is a real oasis of calm and the ideal space to enjoy the sunshine.

Upstairs at first floor level; there are two large bedrooms. The main one has a dual aspect with lovely views over both front and rear. There is a large family bathroom and a further shower room at this level. On the top floor there are two very spacious attic rooms (currently used as guest spaces) with Velux windows to both front and rear.

At basement level, which comes with its own separate entrance to the front of the property there are two further bedrooms, a cosy living room, fully fitted kitchen and shower room.

The front driveway provides parking for five plus cars and is very private, tucked in behind a high hedge onto Cross Avenue with its own storage shed. There is private vehicular and pedestrian access to a laneway which runs behind the terrace of houses here. The large rear garden, mainly laid in lawn is an oasis of calm and the ideal place to enjoy the sunshine and for dining al fresco. There are lots of mature trees and flowering shrubs and plants giving colour all year round.

Renowned schools such as Blackrock College, St Andrew's College, Willow Park and Sion Hill are all within a short stroll, while UCD and the Smurfit Business School are within an easy commute as well as Coláiste Íosagáin and Coláiste Eoin.

The convenience of the location is second to none with a wealth of amenities on the doorstep including local shops. Blackrock Village with its array of specialty shops, cafes and restaurants is a pleasant stroll, while The Merrion, Stillorgan and Dundrum shopping centres are within a short drive. Public Transport is well catered for with Booterstown Dart Station and the Quality Bus Corridors on the Rock Road and Stillorgan Road. Dublin Bay can be enjoyed via Booterstown Strand and Bird Sanctuary while local parks with modern children's playgrounds are within easy reach at Booterstown & Blackrock.