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by Lise S. Beane
Setting and LocationOne of the most elegant and exciting
single-family homes in Boston TheBenjamin Mansion is located on the flatof Beacon Hill overlooking the 24-acreBoston Public Garden. This palatial, six-story granite townhouse at 74 BeaconStreet is set amidst a long row of attachedtownhouses on the southern slope ofBeacon Hill leading up to the famousgold-domed State House.
Designed in the Greek Revival stylewith British Regency influence byrenowned American architect AsherBenjamin (1773-1845) and built in 1828,it enjoys a sunny, southern exposure infront, fine northern exposure in back andlovely eastern morning light in its break-fast room, patio garden, dining room, mas-ter bedroom, as well as on its large sideterrace and rooftop pool deck.
A Spectacular MansionWhat sets this stately townhouse apart
from others is its extraordinary restora-tion. A top talented team went to workreviving the mansion's inherently finearchitecture, which had been updatedover time. They created stunning interiorspaces complete with world-class luxuriesand savvy SmartHouse technology. Fromits French Chateau La Cornue dual fuelrange in the kitchen on garden level to itsinfinity-edge, chemical-free, heated pool
and cedar deck on the roof, this 8,450-square-foot mansion offers smart buyers aseamless blending of some of the bestworlds and times.
The Ultimate In-Town Family HomeThis ultimate in-town family home
with an elevator has six bedrooms, six fullbathrooms, three powder rooms and eightworking fireplaces. It offers a family plen-ty of privacy, but also grand places toentertain in style, both inside and out.Rooms are large, well proportioned andsumptuously finished to create a varied,but beautifully harmonious atmospherethroughout.
A grand entertainment-size, double-parlor living room has twin fireplaces,ornate raised panel molding, ceiling trimand arched French doors opening to twinfront Juliet balconies. Other highlights ofthe principal rooms on the entrance floorare a china room with a dome-vaulted
gold leaf ceiling, an original Aestheticstyle Victorian dining room from 1880with baronial size fireplace and gentlycurved leaded glass windows, and a sub-stantial butler's pantry.
The garden level below features an aupair's suite, an extensive kitchen with apantry and the best quality appliances, abreakfast bar and breakfast room, a winecellar, a mudroom and a garden patio.
Upstairs on the third floor are a bed-room with an en suite bathroom and anenormous romantic master bedroom suite.It features a blue silk damask themed mas-ter bedroom with two walk-in wardrobeclosets, two cedar storage closets and anen suite marble master bathroom with acrystal chandelier, a glass steam shower fortwo and a deep soaking tub set before abay window.
ºThe fourth floor features a handsomeoak-paneled library overlooking BeaconStreet with an adjacent fully outfitted wet
bar, a stylish powder room, and a sensa-tional family home theater/media roomwith French doors opening to a terracedroof garden for parties or lounging.
The fifth floor has two large bedroomswith en suite bathrooms and a full laundryroom.
The sixth floor has a bedroom, bath-room and exercise room. On the roof isthe lap pool deck.
The recently restored townhouse hasquarter-sewn oak floors and high ceilingsthroughout, 30-zone high-velocity airconditioning, and six-zone radiant heatunder the floors. It includes two easilyaccessed parking spaces on back ByronStreet and a space in the Brimmer Streetgarage.
This magnificent townhouse is offeredat $14,950,000 by Sprogis & Neale andCampion & Company. For a tour, callJohn Neale at 262-1504 or TracyCampion at 236-0711.
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