If you?ve ever wanted a quaint city castle, an exclusive Beacon Hill address and an exterior paint job reminiscent of the Spanish national flag, you?re in luck. There?s a house on the market just for you, and it?s selling at a real bargain.
In what Curbed Boston is calling undoubtedly the biggest price cut of our youthful 2013, Beacon Hill?s Sunflower Castle has hacked more than a half a million dollars of its initial asking price from September.
It?s a property certainly worth ogling, coveting from afar as something foreign yet desirable. This, my friends, is real estate porn at its finest.
The castle, poshly located at 130 Mount Vernon Street in Beacon Hill, was once the home and work space of local watercolor painter Gertrude Beals Bourne. It went on the market in September of last year for $4.6 million; a month later it was reduced by $105,000. Now it?s down considerably more, selling for just shy of $4 million.
The single-family property, according to Zillow, recently underwent an extensive $2 million renovation, putting the current square footage at 3,246. Built in 1935, the corner-lot house features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a stucco exterior and slate roof, and gourmet kitchen. Assuming you can swing a down payment of $800,000, you?re only looking at a monthly mortgage payment of $17,645.
In the great canon of baller Boston real estate moves, owning a single-family almost standalone house (it looks the part, at least) in Beacon Hill certainly has to rank high on the list. I also understand that this architectural gem is an example of Aesthetic Movement design in Boston, which in contrast to Fine Art, is used in building terms to imply that this house doesn?t just look awesome, but it?s designed with function in mind as well.
I?m a big fan of the union of style and utility (except where cargo pants are concerned). I?ve never understood houses with formal sitting rooms and giant china cabinets nobody dares go anywhere near. The Sunflower castle, while clearly a historical artifact of some significance, appears to be a house worth living in, not just a pretty facade filled with features too delicate to touch.
For that reason, I hope somebody buys it and preserves its dignity. For now, I have no problem just staring.
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Real Estate Porn: Take a Tour of Sunflower Castle
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Real Estate Porn: Take a Tour of Sunflower Castle
Sunflower Castle, 130 Mt. Vernon St.
$3.9 million and all this could be yours
An example of Aesthetic Movement design
Those chairs look horribly uncomfortable
So good you can taste it
Corner lot means lots of natural light
A throne fit for Beacon Hill royalty
Legend has it that trunk is a thousand years old
This is where you and your girlfriend will be sleeping when you visit
That ceiling beam may or may not have come from the titanic
Not exactly a backyard, but it'll do
Location, location, location
Images via Zillow.com
Source: http://bostinno.com/2013/01/14/real-estate-porn-photos-of-3-9m-bargain-beacon-hill-castle/
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