61 Investigator Street, Red Hill ACT 2603, Australia
The property occupies a land parcel of 1,038 m², offering a generous block for outdoor activities and landscaping.
Navigators Park is about 0.4 km away, Voyager Park is roughly 0.5 km, Rocky Knob Park sits around 0.8 km, Janzs Park is about 1.3 km, and Willem Janszoon Commemorative Park is approximately 1.5 km from the house.
The Red Hill ridge, a key part of the Canberra Nature Park, lies nearby, and Mount Mugga is just about 1 km away, providing scenic bushland and walking tracks.
Yes, the historic Calthorpes' House, a well‑preserved 1920s Spanish‑Mission style home, is located within the Red Hill precinct, and the former Boxford garden, once a listed heritage garden, is also in the area.
Red Hill is an erosion‑residual ridge formed from metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of the Yarralumla Formation, with a deep‑red terra rossa soil and a granitic tonalite intrusion beneath the nearby Federal Golf Course.
Red Hill was gazetted in 1928, named for its distinctive red soils, and its streets reflect a 1918 Walter Burton Griffin plan. Early settlers grazed sheep and cattle there, and the area retains many 1920s garden‑city planning elements that are now heritage‑listed.
In addition to several nearby parks, the Mugga Lane Zoo is only about 0.9 km away, offering family‑friendly wildlife experiences, and the broader Canberra Nature Park provides walking trails on the Red Hill ridge.
