Presented by
Alan Cohen of
Hammond Residential GMAC.
Located across from Larz Anderson, crown jewel of Brookline's many parks, this Italian-style Villa built in 1930 as a summer cottage for Mrs. Anderson's guests offers 4000 sq ft of living space on over half an acre, and features a dramatic two-story livin
MLS#
70346568
Beds:
5
Baths:
4 full, 1 half
Description: This architecturally distinctive home built in 1930, has a decidedly European feeling, and offers a versatile combination of intimate spaces and grand rooms for entertaining. It's sprawling 4000 sq ft floor plan boasts 5-6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, and offers the option of a separate entrance second floor suite of two rooms and bath for additional family space, guests or home office. With warm woodwork, gleaming wood floors and eclectic detailing throughout, this home is a visual treasure, answering the request for something special. Its two-story living room offers highly dramatic floor to ceiling windows, with french doors on the lower half, a mammoth fireplace and mantel, and an interior balcony traversing the second floor lined with windows overlooking a substantial landscaped parcel. An adjacent ample dining room and pantry is located between the living room and generous eat-in-kitchen. Also located on the first floor is a lavatory and den/family room/office that opens with french doors to a screened porch looking over a large stone patio. Built as a summer guest cottage for the Anderson family's main house, the intention of the house design is to invite the outside in, and with its generous half-acre+ beautifully landscaped lot and the 64-acre Larz Anderson Park recreational facility at your front door, you'll want to do just that. The second floor offers a versatile combination of 6 rooms and three full baths. Two rooms and a bath are also accessible by a rear staircase and entrance, and can either be fully integrated in the main house, or used separately as office, guest or au pair rooms. The basement offers additional finished space and full bath, and also has a direct walk-out separate entrance. Amenities include multiple-zone heating and central air conditioning, security alarm system, in-ground irrigation and a direct entry 2-car garage with plenty of additional driveway parking. Conveniently located adjacent to the Estates area, and minutes to an array of independent schools including Park, Dexter, The British School, Brimmer & May, Beaver Country Day and Chestnut Hill, as well as the Heath Brookline Public School.
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