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
personally this house fits in with a nice to look at and admire but wouldn’t want to live there myself. looks like a nice place to visit though. do people who pick this as their dream house currently live in very period authentic homes or would this be like a win the lottery and change your life kind of shift? just curious.
And dave- if you take my e-hubby’s lunch money again there’ll be hell to pay.
I’ve seen a few places where an overabundance of B&B wallpaper actually looked fabulous. They had a blue ceiling with stars and it got more ornate from there. But the colors and sense of fun kept it from being stultifying. Still- you have to really know what you’re doing to use it well. But the quality of the wallpaper almost makes it a work of art.
11217, picking on the interiors is half the fun here! 😉
(Posted this in COTD by mistake)
“…[Y]ou can landmark your interior by putting it in the deed. Sadly, though, I think your house has to be in a landmarked area for it to be legal…”
Posted by: mopar at February 11, 2010 2:38 PM
Very interesting.
I has no idea you could do such a thing.
How would such a thing be enforced?
It seems impossible to enforce.
“some of them will soon be off the list”
You know I love you and Dave, MM. [No homo] Besides, you can’t get rid of me unless bxgrl edivorces me.
Montrose,
Thanks for the Bradbury explanation.
I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
thank you, thank you, brownstonerlogin for bucking the overblown praise for this house! What normal person could live here? You’d have to have a maid to move the laundry down 5 floors and a cook to move the food up to the dining room. This house would do well in a Masterpiece Theatre episode, with snooty upper-class Brits behaving badly to their lessers.
Also, I’m probably going to offend lots of people here by saying this–and that is totally NOT my intention–but I think that fancypants wallpaper is totally cheesy. If I were going to do Victorian wallpaper, it would be William Morris, so much more beautiful.
Hey, CarGar, I’ll have you know I’m special, and I have the initials behind my name to prove it! Not everyone can be a EPBA, ya know.
Minard, I hope to meet you someday, as well. It seems I definitely need to expand my circle of friends, some of them will soon be off the list.
Chuck, Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper for old house restorers has been the “le plus ultra” of period style wallpapers. Why? The patterns are derived (or copied) from period papers, so they are historically accurate, they are hand printed, not factory mass produced. You can cut out the motifs and patterns from the larger pieces and custom make your own borders, medallions and trim. They are printed on heavy paper, and the quality of the colors and the printing is exceptionally fine. Finally, the snob appeal, they are really expensive, and a custom installation, like the ceilings in this house, as well as the rooms with dados and friezes is also labor intensive and highly expensive.