House of the Day: 946 President Street
One word: Wow! This new listing at 946 President Street in Park Slope is stunning. Designed in 1886 by by Charles T. Mott, the Romanesque Revival house is more than 25 feet wide and dripping, absolutely dripping, in period detail. It’s also been updated with a new kitchen, modern HVAC and updated bathrooms. Droolworthy to…
One word: Wow! This new listing at 946 President Street in Park Slope is stunning. Designed in 1886 by by Charles T. Mott, the Romanesque Revival house is more than 25 feet wide and dripping, absolutely dripping, in period detail. It’s also been updated with a new kitchen, modern HVAC and updated bathrooms. Droolworthy to say the least. So much so that we won’t be surprised if someone steps up for close to the asking price of $3,795,000.
946 President Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Wow! That Delson Sherman Park Slope Limestone is incredible! I’d prefer that house to today’s HOTD.
gross rob
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This house would indeed be perfect for a masterpiece theater series. Too bad so few of their period dramas are set in Brooklyn.
uh, you ever look in the wastebasket of any coffee shop or bar? total period drama
*rob*
Minard, time for new period dramas! I vote for one set in the Albemarle Reno house once they get that old kitchen fireplace back in working order (and the rest of the reno of course).
Bob, I thought of your comment immediately when I saw that table and light. Looks so cozy and family-like. Hopefully you’re enjoying the new light.
Park Sloper I dont like that last photo on the Delson Sherman link–looks to newly created–though I like most of the rest. I like the combo of modern and old stuff, we see that much more often. There’s livable and realistic and then there’s historic fantasy land. I like both.
This house would indeed be perfect for a masterpiece theater series. Too bad so few of their period dramas are set in Brooklyn.
“Bob, wonder if those fakey 70s stained glass lights are gonna come back in”.
EVERYTHING seems to come back Mopar, although my plexiglass “Tiffany” might require a sense of humor[even though it looks MUCH nicer than the one on ERIE BASIN/tumblr].
Thirty or forty years ago I couldn’t understand why my relatives and in-laws couldn’t appreciate the great stuff my wife and I bought at flea markets and antique shops to furnish our apartments and, eventually, our house. Now, when I visit the Brooklyn Flea and see all the post-war stuff there, I can understand how they felt, although,I hope, I’m a little more open-minded [ie. I may not care for mid-century modern, but I don’t refer to it as old junk].
CMU I think you have hit on it exactly–Masterpiece Theater episode. This is very Sherlock Holmes (although larger and grander than his place of course). I prefer Agatha Christie around 1920 but that’s just me. Or JP Morgan’s study. But sadly I am not an English aristocrat in the 20s or a robber baron. This place might inspire me to take up pipe smoking in my basement though.
Gorgeous house! But I agree that the interior is too much. It is possible, however, to blend modern furnishings with period woodwork in a tasteful way. Remember this house on Third Street?
http://www.delsonsherman.com/delson_sherman_apc/projects/parkslope_ls.php