The home where award-winning AFL player Mick Martyn was raised by his footy legend father Bryan Martyn has hit the market for $2.2 million.
Living on Mirls Street in Newport for most of his childhood, the North Melbourne and Carlton star grew up alongside his four siblings in the Melbourne house.
Now the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home will go to auction on August 30, 41 years after Bryan and his wife Mary first bought it, reported realestate.com.au on Friday.
The California bungalow has undergone a large-scale renovation in recent years, but has retained some of its period pieces—like ceiling roses and polished timber floors.
‘Every room’s a favourite because we’ve spent a fair bit renovating it,’ said Stephen Martyn, who is one of Bryan’s sons and current owner of the family home.
‘I wish my mother and father were alive now to see it made into such a beautiful home.’
The home where award-winning AFL player Mick Martyn, 56, (pictured) was raised by his footy legend father Bryan Martyn has hit the market for $2.2 million
Living on Mirls Street in Newport for most of his childhood, the North Melbourne and Carlton star grew up alongside his four siblings in the Melbourne house
Now the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home will go to auction on August 30, 41 years after Bryan and his wife Mary first bought it, reported realestate.com.au on Friday
Stephen took over ownership of the 662sqm block after his parents passed, and went on to raise his own sons there along with his wife.
The house boasts two living areas and a formal dining room, as well as a front garden, where Bryan is said to have admired his palm tree and weeping willow.
Adrian Butera, the managing director of Compton Green Inner West, has said the rumpus room above the house’s garage could also be converted into a bedroom.
Bryan, who died in 2002 aged 71, and his late wife Mary first moved to Mirls Street in the 1950s, and then went on to buy their family home on the same street in 1984.
The footy player made a name for himself in the VFL in the ’50s, winning the 1957 Sydney Barker Medal for the Kangaroos’ best and fairest player.
Mick, 56, won the same award twice in his own football career after he was drafted into North Melbourne under the father-son rule.
The star played two grand finals with the Kangaroos in 1996 and 1999 before later joining Carlton and retiring in 2003 due to a knee injury.
Nowadays, Mick works with his brother Stephen at their family company, Able Industries Engineering, which their father, Bryan, founded in 1975.
The California bungalow has undergone a large-scale renovation in recent years, but retained some of its period pieces—like ceiling roses and polished timber floors
‘Every room’s a favourite because we’ve spent a fair bit renovating it,’ said Stephen Martyn, who is one of Bryan’s sons and current owner of their family home
Mick followed in his father Bryan’s footsteps and pursued a career in the AFL, but retired in 2003 after a knee injury
The business, based in South Kingsville and Spotswood, started out as a small sheet metal fabrication business.
Now, it specialises in several industries, including defence and renewable energy.
The firm has contributed to several iconic Australian projects, including Crown Casino, and Federation Square, as well as rides at Dreamworld and Movie World.
As well as being a business owner and footy player, Bryan did work in the community, including spending $250,000 to upgrade the Newport Football Club’s rooms.
