Property Details
64 Chestnut Street
This Federal Period townhouse located on Chestnut Street is a preservationist's dream. With refined detail throughout, this architecturally notable house retains its original character with well-proportioned rooms, high ceilings, delicate moldings, beautiful fireplace mantels and period fan lights above double entry doors.
The house has two living rooms, a formal dining room, a library, five bedrooms, a large eat-in kitchen with beamed ceiling and three and a half baths. There is a lovely walk out south-facing brick courtyard off the kitchen with planting beds and a pergola accessed from three sets of French doors. Additionally, there is a separate structure having a vehicle/equipment door to Branch Street. There are hardwood floors throughout. Large basement with systems, storage, a wine closet and stair to bulkhead with access to the courtyard.
1st Floor
Gracious recessed arched entry with double fanlight doors. Elegant entry hall.
Formal dining room with fireplace, wood floor, shimmering tea papered walls, Wyatt style window overlooking Chestnut Street. Butler's pantry with dishwasher, sink, refrigerator, classic glass front cabinets and manual dumbwaiter.
Beautifully proportioned south-facing living room with fireplace, paneled floor to ceiling box bay with three sets of French windows overlooking the courtyard. Access to butler's pantry.
2nd Floor
Second living room with a fireplace flanked by bookcases. Two windows including an oriel bay with a sight line to West Cedar Street and either direction of Chestnut Street.
Large guest bedroom with fireplace and renovated private bath.
3rd Floor
Primary bedroom of square proportion with fireplace and two eight over eight windows overlooking Chestnut Street.
Connecting renovated bathroom with tub, separate shower stall and double basin sinks.
Guest bedroom with fireplace. This room could be used as a dressing thereby creating a full floor primary bedroom suite.
4th Floor
Skylit stair landing. Stunning bedroom or workout room with unusually high ceiling and two beautiful French style arched dormer windows.
Additional spacious bedroom with high ceiling. A renovated bath with shower stall connects the two bedrooms on this floor
Access to attic space above this level.
Garden Level
Cozy library with beamed ceiling, two fireplace, walls of bookcases, half bath.
Very large fully applianced kitchen attractively appointed with beamed ceiling, large enough for a full dining table and an additional comfortable seating area.
Adjacent utility room with storage cupboards, upper cupboards have glass doors. Washer and dryer and manual dumb waiter to butler's pantry on the first floor. Gas stove.
Access through a wall of French doors to a charming south-facing walk-out brick courtyard with pergola and perimeter planting beds.
Courtyard area includes a brick vehicle/equipment structure for additional storage with access to Branch Street.
Basement
Plenty of storage in basement; wine closet; work shop
Gas fired furnace system with zones and separate gas hot water tank
Central air conditioning system
Bulkhead to courtyard with electronic hatch