Even though we can’t get enough of the Italiate details in our house, there’s something particularly pleasing about the older and rarer Greek Revival houses that are found mostly in Brooklyn Heights. This Willow Street house, the former home of Henry Ward Beecher, was built in 1840 and recently underwent a high-end renovation that appears to have added modern conveniences like central air and modern kitchen appliances while preserving the original architectural details. Given the location (Willow Street), the size (5 stories) and the condition (pristine), this doesn’t seem like a stretch at $4.2 million. Obviously, that’s a boatload of moolah no matter how you slice it, but this house appears to be the real deal and, at a quarter of the price of this house, a relative bargain.
Willow Street House [Corcoran] GMAP