Property Features
Set back from the road, fronted with a circular drive and wide rocking chair porch spanning its facade, the commanding street presence of this turn-of-the-century six-bedroom shingle-style grand dame is befitting of its 1890 era. The discerning buyer will appreciate its good architectural bones and classic center hall floor plan, high ceilings, abundant decorative fireplaces, herringbone hardwood floors, distinctive fluted trims, solid paneled doors, and more. A sizeable carriage house/two-car garage on its envious 1+ acre property once housed horses and their carriages, with a caretaker's apartment above that includes a large living area, two bedrooms and a bath. A wide reception hall with beadboard wainscoting sets the tone, introducing a first-floor family room/library with two walls of built-in leaded glass-front doors and focal fireplace on one side. On the other is an inviting living room with built-in bookcases and window seat beneath oversized windows, a fireplace with carved wood mantel and original tile surround. A wide pocket-doored entry leads into the formal dining room, featuring a trio of gently-bowed windows, a brick fireplace and doors that open out to a covered porch. The eat-in kitchen has an authentic butler's pantry with wet bar, a breakfast area with built-in benches beneath distinctive cork flooring, direct access to the back staircase, with a nearby mud room, laundry and half bath. A wonderful screened eating porch with circular built-in benches off the kitchen takes in the wooded surrounds and summer breezes. The high-ceilinged second-floor bedrooms are spacious -- two with decorative fireplaces -- and hall bath. The master bedroom has a dressing room well-appointed with closets, built-in drawers, a window seat and an adjacent master bath. The third floor is ultra-spacious, offering an office suite with access to a bedroom/library with decorative fireplace, an additional bedroom and two hall baths -- the ideal private respite or guest quarters. Wonderfully located, with a prime Northside address as an added bonus, this vintage home is a wonderful investment in fine suburban living in Summit!
