456 E 19th Street

A LANDMARKED 9 bedroom Victorian home -- built and designed by Arne Dehli circa 1910 -- is available for purchase. This perfectly restored, and intelligently updated, 4800 square foot, three-story house of faintly Spanish exterior architecture -- the outside is stucco with red roof tiles - has a broad, wrap-around porch and is situated on one of the loveliest blocks in Ditmas Park. The formal entrance opens upon a vestibule and a gorgeous staircase with wide landings, an office/den, a double parlor living room with bay window, and beyond a spacious, renovated, eat-in kitchen which leads to the deck and garden. The restored mahogany wood details exude the superior craftsmanship of the era and add to the integrity of the home. Built-ins, pocket doors, inlaid hardwood floors; hand-carved moldings and mantles seem icing on the cake. There are 4 bedrooms on the second floor and 5 bedrooms on the third floor, a sauna on the upper level, lovely bathrooms throughout and a thoughtfully renovated basement -- full bath, lg bdrm, recessed lighting, tile floor -- which provides a fun and sprawling space for entertaining, or even a live-in au pair. Completely upgraded to include new electric, plumbing, insulated windows and a brand new(2001) gas furnace, this beautiful home offers endless possibilities for living, entertaining and working -- guest quarters, office, den, studio, work out room or rec space -- and requires NO work except your decorator's touch. Even space for your two cars!