He has fought in the political arena for almost two decades, and now Liberal Senator Dennis Hood is hoping to enjoy another victory when he sells his North Adelaide family home after 12 years.
The former Family First Party director bought his home at 80 Buxton St with his wife Lisa in 2014, attracted by its imposing facade and unusual Adelaide design.
“We lived in Prospect and my wife and I used to walk every morning and we used to walk down the same street in North Adelaide and every day she would say, ‘I really like that house’, and one day I got sick of saying it and said, ‘look, if it ever comes up we’ll buy it’.
“And literally a few days later it hit the market and it was needed.
That impressive turret was a big draw for the Hoods. It is provided
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Amazing backyard. It is provided
Luxury kitchen. It is provided
“I love the turret, the fact that it’s so different and I think the road is beautiful – the location is unbeatable.
“I walk to work most days and it’s a 15-minute walk to parliament, which is a nice break on the way home, so I really like this place.”
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Mr. Hood said that the property was in ruins when they bought it, and when they found it, the couple repaired the property.
“We’ve spent a lot of money on it – we’ve added an ensuite, an outside room, a double garage and we’ve done a complete refurbishment – the kitchen, the bathroom, everything,” Mr Hood said.
“It’s a big change from what it was – in fact, we had a previous owner a few years ago and they couldn’t believe it.”
South Australian MP Dennis Hood and his wife Lisa at their North Adelaide home, which is on the market. Photo: Emma Brasier
What did it look like when they bought it.
Kitchen/primary living area.
Another view of the kitchen.
The home sits on an open 720sqm lot and has a cylindrical turret bathroom, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, open kitchen, dining and living area, separate sun room and open backyard with swimming pool.
Mr Hood said the area was his sanctuary and his peaceful escape from the chaos of politics, although what happened in his political environment often seeped into his home life – happily.
“Because it’s close, it’s easy to say let’s just shoot at my place, and we did,” said Mr Hood.
“In places of food and sausages and bottles of wine and everything else, politics comes into your life and, the place is very good for that.
The home after its major renovation.
One of the bedrooms. It is provided
One of the bathrooms. It is provided
“I think that when you enter parliament, you agree that there is no separation between your private life and your political life, it actually becomes one, especially when you are there.
“And it’s not for everyone, but I really enjoyed that part of it.
“It gives you opportunities to meet people you wouldn’t meet, and have conversations you wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s a privilege.”
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With the couple’s daughter now spending less time at home, the time has come to sell the property, and the couple has listed it with Andrew Fox of Fox Real Estate for $3.275m.
“It’s too big for us,” he said.
“We toyed with staying there anyway and closed off part of the house, but that doesn’t make sense, so we thought it would be better to give someone else the opportunity to use it fully and enjoy it.
“We loved it, it’s a great home, I’m sad to let it go to be honest.”
South Australian MLCs Robert Brokenshire, Dennis Hood and Federal Senator Cory Bernardi at a press conference announcing the new political party Australian Conservatives. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe
Mr Hood during his time as head of the First Family.
Mr Hood will celebrate 20 years in parliament next month.
“I have four years left to take up my term and I will not seek re-election, that will be up to me,” he said.
