Real Estate

Woodwork-Filled PLG Limestone With Pier Mirror, Built-ins Asks $1.985 Million

In the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, this single-family row house has the gleaming woodwork and design details expected of an early 20th century row house by prolific architect Benjamin Driesler.

by Susan De Vries

05/25/2022 4 minute 0

At 252 Lincoln Road, it dates to 1909 to 1910, according to the designation report, and is one of a row of 13 as well as many by Driesler within the district. Its exterior is restrained in details, with a full-height rounded bay, a bit of ornament and pilasters on the door surround, and a cornice with dentil molding.

The glowing woodwork runs throughout the first floor, which contains a front parlor with pocket doors, window moldings, a pier mirror and wood floors with inlaid borders. The middle parlor, open to the original stair, has the wainscoting, Ionic-columned mantel and built-ins frequently found in Driesler’s designs in the neighborhood. It is also the first of many rooms adorned with floral wallpaper.

More woodwork appears in the dining room beyond, including a beamed ceiling and wainscoting topped by a plate shelf.

The windowed kitchen has white subway tile on the walls, a bank of lower cabinets with a blue countertop and space for a table. The floor plan shows what may be storage for dishes and pots and pans, as well as a refrigerator tucked away out of sight, on both sides of the wall that separates the kitchen from the stair hall.

Upstairs are three bedrooms and one of the two full baths in the house. The large street-facing bedroom has a window seat in the bay, a walk-in closet with a sink, and access to a smaller adjoining room. The latter is set up as a home office and could also work as storage. The full bath nods to period style with a pedestal sink, wood medicine cabinet, white subway tiles on the walls, and a seashell patterned border tile.

Laundry is in the basement and includes a utility sink. Listing photos don’t show the space but the floor plan indicates a den and the second full bath.

A small deck off the kitchen leads to the rear yard. The fencing may need some attention; the photo appears to show bracing on one side.

The limestone hasn’t been on the market since the 1990s. Katie Feola of Corcoran has the listing and it is priced at $1.985 million. Worth the ask?

[Listing: 252 Lincoln Road | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP