House of the Day Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Unique PLG Neo-Federal With Vaulted Ceiling, Built-ins Asks $2.45 Million

The architect behind the design of this house made it his home for decades, and the interior still boasts woodwork, stained glass, and a mantel.

parlor with paneling, mantel, window seat

Photo via Compass

by Susan De Vries

04/22/2026 0

Standing out a bit from its neighbors on the block in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, this neo-Federal style residence has the hallmarks of the early 20th century revival style with its red brick facade, twin dormers, and keystoned lintels. One of nine attached houses by the same developer, 26 Winthrop Street had a different architect who made the house his own family home. There have been a few updates to the interior, but it still retains much of its period charm.

Carroll H. Pratt was behind the design of the house for builder and developer William A. A. Brown with plans filed in April of 1912. Brown had earlier filed plans for the adjoining row, but worked with architect Benjamin Driesler for the two-story dwellings with “artistic fronts.”

In December of 1912 builder Brown sold No. 26 to Pratt. City directories and census records show the architect and his wife, Clemence, made it their home until his death in 1958. While Pratt designed some large mansions in Prospect Park South, his own dwelling is more modest, but still spacious and detail filled.

This 20.5-foot-wide residence was a Brownstoner House of the Day when it was last on the market in 2015. It sold that year for $1,782,500.

A look at the old listing photos shows the new owners gave the woodwork in the parlor a coat of white paint, but appear to have left most of the house’s other details intact.

The mini-split air conditioning is new, and the house is semi-detached with windows on three exposures. The layout remains the same on the parlor level, with the kitchen at the rear, and on the upper two floors with bedroom space and two full baths.

The garden level was tweaked to add another full bath and enclose the mechanicals.

The striking front parlor has paneling, pilasters, a window seat, built-in bookcases, and a barrel-vaulted ceiling — all now painted white. The mantel is still in place with the same tile surround.

In the rear-facing dining room, there is wainscoting, petite arched windows, and a bay window with a tiny oval window providing a child’s height view of the rear yard. The listing notes the room has arched stained glass windows, but the ones shown appear to have clear glass.

The kitchen cupboards got some fresh paint as well — blue for the lower and white for the upper cabinets. The terra-cotta tile floor remains the same while some open shelving was added. A door leads out to a rear deck.

Upstairs, the second floor has four bedrooms. The largest faces the street and has three closets and, the floor plan shows, a sink. The third floor contains two more bedrooms and access to another deck.

There is one mid 20th century bath per floor, one in pink and one in blue. The sinks have been replaced, but otherwise they have toilets, tubs, and tile in their respective shades, all in seemingly excellent condition.

On the garden level, a below-grade English basement, the new bath has a black and white scheme including white subway wall tile. There is an open shower and a small wall-hung sink. There is also a living room, storage, and laundry on this level.

Outdoor space includes a large terrace at the front of the house, the two rear decks, and a backyard. The latter has a paved bluestone patio as well as a lawn and shrubbery. The house is also just a few blocks from Prospect Park.

Compass’ Ian Wolf has the listing and the house is priced at $2.45 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 26 Winthrop Street | Broker: Compass] GMAP