House of the Day Prospect Lefferts Gardens

PLG Tudor With Charming Exterior, Wood Burning Fireplace Asks $2.1 Million

In the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, this single-family has sympathetic interior updates that left period details intact.

living room with brick mantel, wood floor

Photo by Russ Ross Photography via Compass

by Susan De Vries

03/16/2026 1

This Prospect Lefferts Gardens single-family, one in a fetching row of Tudor style homes, has the exterior charm that made the Tudor Revival style so popular in the early 20th century. There is the expected half-timbering, an oriel window, and a tile roof, all details shared with its neighbors. Details continue on the interior, where sympathetic updates were combined with period features. At 18 Rutland Road, the house is within the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District.

Peter J. Collins, who already completed a similar development on Chester Court, began constructing this house and its neighbors in the row and across the street in 1914. Collins, who apparently was inspired by a trip to Chester in England, built his one-family homes to combine an “old English suburban exterior with the American arrangement of rooms,” reported the Brooklyn Daily Eagle at the time.

When Collins advertised the Rutland Road development in 1915, the amenities in the “English stucco” houses included electric lights, steam heat, parquet floors, a laundry and extra toilet in the cellar, and a maid’s room and billiard room on the third floor. The houses were also pitched as “easy housekeeping houses” meant to appeal to homebuyers looking for practical layouts and modern amenities that did not require the aid of numerous servants.

By the time of the 1915 New York State Census, Elmer and Estelle Davison were already in residence at No. 18. Estelle was the first of two early residents who were active in the Contemporary Club. The woman’s club, described by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as “great in enthusiasm for study,” focused on a different study topic each season. No. 18 was the site for a number of meetings which included a bit of entertainment, a discussions of current events, and sharing papers prepared on the chosen topic of study.

The gatherings likely were held in the living room and dining room on the main floor of the house. The kitchen is in the rear wing. Each of the upper two floors have two bedrooms and a bathroom. The garden level has a laundry room, plenty of built-in storage, an office, and a family room. While a new owner might want to make their own decor tweaks, the house appears largely move-in ready.

On the main level, a small foyer opens directly into the living room and the original stair with a closet underneath. The original brick fireplace, a design seen in other houses along the row, is wood burning.

Pocket doors open into the dining room, which still has its wainscoting, plate shelf, and beamed ceiling in place.

In the rear extension, a subway-tiled pantry space leads to the kitchen. There is more subway tile, along with wood cabinets, a peninsula breakfast bar, marble countertops and two exposures.

On the second floor, the rear-facing bedroom, which the listing photos show set up as an office, has a door leading out to a rear deck. The adjoining house still has its original sleeping porch, which borders one side of the deck.

The full bathroom on the second floor was renovated with a vintage vibe and includes a console sink, white subway tile on the walls, and a basketweave tile floor. The third floor bathroom has a similar design aesthetic. Instead of a tub there is a walk-in shower.

A wall of closets lines a hallway on the garden level, providing some extra storage. In the rear extension, underneath the kitchen above, there is a potting area with a sink and more storage. There is also a powder room.

Updates to the house, according to the listing, include upgraded mechanicals, new windows, and waterproofing of the rear wall.

The property last sold in 2011 for $929,000. Kathleen Fallon and Rhoda Dunn of Compass have the current listing and the house is priced at $2.1 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 18 Rutland Road | Broker: Compass] GMAP