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Address:
473 Chestnut Hill Avenue
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City/ST:
Brookline, MA
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Zip Code:
02445
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Location:
473 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brookline
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Property Type:
Single Family Home
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New or Resale:
Resale
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Square Footage:
5662
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Bedrooms:
6
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Bathrooms:
4 full, 1 half
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MLS#
70455443
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Designed by local architect, Harry E. Davidson, and custom-built for the Conrad Department store family in 1926,this impressive brick Tudor-style home offers a superb combination of formal rooms for grand entertaining, and intimate, comfortable spaces for every day living. Defined by lavish proportions, exceptional woodwork and distinctive architectural detail, it is a classic home to cherish and enjoy. With its interior freshly painted, and gleaming wood floors throughout, this pristine home shines and is ready to move in. Its step-down living room boasts a massive, marble carved fireplace and mantel, walls of mahogany, decorated with raised panels, crown moldings with ionic corner friezes, a combination of diamond pane windows and deep set six over six double-hung windows enhanced by window seat and paneled soffits, and 9' ceilings. A banquet-size dining room is fitting for state dinners, as well as family holidays, and is enhanced by a set of french doors to the gardens, wall sconces all around, and a combination of decorative and crown ceiling moldings. A large service-kitchen between the dining room and kitchen offers second sink, refrigerator and cabinets/counter space to make entertaining even easier. The stylish, large art-deco kitchen features newer stainless appliances, rows and rows of cabinets and drawers, acres of counter space, and a separate dining area. Also on the first floor, a very generous solarium with ceramic tile floor offers coved ceiling and lighting, walls of windows and French doors to the garden. There is also an intimate library enhanced by a floor to ceiling wall of built-in bookcases and fireplace with marble surround. Completing the first floor is a lavatory and kitchen entrance to a charming, rustic brick loggia, offering access to the driveway, landscaped and fenced yard, a an oversized two-car garage. The second floor features an exceptionally generous master suite with fireplace, full bath and dressing area with walk-in closet and cedar closet. On this floor, there are four additional bedrooms, two full baths, linen room and a study with built-in bookcase/cabinet. A full-walkup attic offers an additional 1900+sf of storage space, and located above the garage, a charming, bright, open studio loft with full bath, eyelid window, and walk-in closet offers versatile space for au pair, guests, additional bedroom space or office. The lower level offers a large, finished recreation room, laundry room and a secured vault storage room. The gas-fired four-zone hot water boiler was replaced in 1999, and the central air conditioning system was also replaced in 1999. A security system with motion detectors and hard-wired smoke detectors were installed in 1999. All fireplaces are lined with clay liners and appear ready to use. Custom copper chimney caps were installed in 2001.
Last Updated: 5/11/2007 10:36:15 AM
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