This 19th Century Townhouse in New York’s West Village Is Filled with Period Details. It Can Be Yours for $8 Million.
Filled with vintage fixtures, period-style finishings, and archival design elements, this $7.75 million townhouse that dates to 1828 is as charming as it gets when it comes to living in the historic heart of New York’s famed West Village.
Located at 45 Barrow Street, the home fuses updated creature comforts with historic design features. The red brick exterior, with shuttered sash windows, represents the Federal-style of architecture, which was popular between 1780 and 1830 and emphasizes balance and symmetry, circular motifs, and classical details, while the interiors are warm, relaxed, and inviting.
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The 21-foot-wide townhouse is well-known in the area and has been featured on the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s annual historic house tour. It was gut-renovated and restored over two years by New York-based Stedila Design Inc., which specializes in traditional and transitional homes. Listed with Philip McCarthy of Sotheby’s International Realty, there are four bedrooms and three bathrooms filtered throughout four floors.
While quite common across New York for historic townhouses to be given a contemporary redesign, this one is delightfully stuck in time, providing a cozy, timeless environment, albeit one that has been discreetly updated for modern life. Not only does the original architecture (and the seller’s décor) reflect a bygone era, but the home’s hardware, fixtures, flooring, and lighting were sourced from other historic homes.
All three of the home’s bathrooms feature vintage hardware, Lefroy Brooks and Barber Wilson fixtures, thermostatic showers, towel warmers, and custom stone and millwork. The hallways feature hand-blocked archival print wallpaper from Hamilton and Weston, and intricate moldings and millwork complete the custom finishes seen throughout.
A stoop leads to the front door on the parlor level, where you’re greeted by a formal dining room lined with hand-painted silk wallpaper by Stark. A fireplace, reclaimed wood floors, and pistachio-hued cabinetry complete the room. Through the dining room is the kitchen, which overlooks a quaint rear garden and looks plucked right out of the English countryside. The fully updated space incorporates a 1951 Wedgewood range and a retro-style fridge, and the painted black-and-white checkerboard floors add a touch of elegance, while the spacious eat-in island adds modern functionality.
The third floor houses the buttery yellow, light-filled living room, with floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry and a fireplace that are complemented by vintage furnishing. Pocket doors slide open to a small library that, thanks to a nearby bathroom, can be converted to a fourth bedroom.
The fourth floor is dedicated entirely to the primary bedroom, which has striped red upholstered walls, a fireplace, large windows, and a skylight on the ceiling. It’s brimming with charm and whimsy. There’s also an en suite bathroom and a spacious, windowed dressing room lined with custom wardrobes and cabinetry. Finally, the lower level contains two bedrooms, one of which has a fireplace and a Murphy bed (it’s currently used as an office), a shared bathroom, and a laundry area.
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