$525,000

EXCEPTIONAL HISTORIC HOME IN THE HEART OF THE VIBRANT PARK AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD! METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, THIS DISTINCTIVE HOME BEAUTIFULLY COMBINES ORIGINAL 1890S ARCHITECTURE WITH EXTENSIVE MODERN UPDATES. GORGEOUS QUARTER-SAWN OAK HARDWOOD AND PARQUET FLOORS, 9½' FIRST-FLOOR CEILINGS, RESTORED ORIGINAL TRIM, STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS IN THE LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM AND CENTRAL STAIRWAY, PLUS AN ARCHITECT-DESIGNED PALLADIAN ENTRY WITH OPEN STAIRCASE AND FINISHED BANISTER. THE ORIGINAL PARLOR OFFERS A GAS FIREPLACE AND HANDSOME MANTLE. SPACIOUS EAT-IN KITCHEN FEATURES PREMIUM GRANITE COUNTERS, NATURAL STONE BACKSPLASH, LED UNDER-CABINET LIGHTING AND ORIGINAL EMBOSSED METAL CEILING, COMPLEMENTED BY A BUTLER’S PANTRY WITH ORIGINAL GLASS DISPLAY CABINETRY. FIRST-FLOOR BATH OFFERS CUSTOM QUARTER-SAWN OAK CABINETRY, PLUS CONVENIENT FIRST-FLOOR LAUNDRY. GENEROUS PRIMARY BEDROOM AND THIRD-FLOOR BATH WITH HEATED FLOOR AND HIDDEN LINEN AND MEDICINE CABINET STORAGE. ARCHITECTURAL WINDOWS HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND DOUBLE-HUNG WINDOWS COMPLETELY REBUILT. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE NEW HIGH-EFFICIENCY HVAC, UPGRADED ELECTRICAL WITH CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL-COPPER PLUMBING, REBUILT CHIMNEYS AND A COMPLETELY RENEWED ROOFING SYSTEM. THE PORCH WAS REBUILT TO THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT’S PLANS WITH FIBERGLASS COLUMNS AND CEILING FAN AND IS SHADED BY A MAGNIFICENT 100-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE MAPLE. FULLY FENCED BACKYARD FEATURES AN ENGLISH-STYLE PERENNIAL GARDEN, TURF LAWN, SPRING-BLOOMING SHRUBS AND TREES, AUTOMATED UNDERGROUND IRRIGATION, AND BEAUTIFUL COORDINATING METALWORK, WOOD RAILINGS, GATES AND FENCING. ORIGINAL FLOOR PLAN CONFIRMED BY ARCHITECT’S PLANS ON FILE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARY. WALK TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARY, SHOPPING, DINING AND COBBS HILL, WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO EXPRESSWAYS, HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES. A RARE OPPORTUNITY WHERE BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED HISTORIC CRAFTSMANSHIP MEETS MODERN COMFORT!