230 S. 7th Street — a rare gem.
Feb 27th, 2008 by Gillian
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Recently, I seem to have had a number of clients who are looking for a “Victorian” era home. As I talked with them, I realized that each person was focusing on different aspects of design. Some were imagining particular details such as elaborate exterior trim and carved oak moldings. Others were simply wanting to find a home “with character” or “something a little old fashioned”.
The term “Victorian” does not describe a single style, but an architectural “time frame” from about 1840 to 1900 when advancements and innovations in production and transportation simply made it possible to build more elaborate homes. Homebuilders often turned to pattern books for inspiration, but luckily Victorian houses are like snowflakes, with no two exactly alike. Queen Anne Victorians represent the quintessential Victorian - characterized by elaborate bric-a-brac, a complicated roofline, and expansive porches that wrap around the front and side of the house. Round towers or enormous round bay windows are other tell-tale features.
Livingston has many grand old homes, but sadly, they often lose their charm as a result of one too many remodels, or fall into disrepair over the years.
However, there is an occasional remodel of an older property which is so good, so meticulous that it just plain makes you happy when you look at it, and 230 S. 7th is one such home. Seeing houses day in and day out, I usually have a top ten list of favourite properties that I enjoy showing, because of their setting, or style, or condition. This little gem on S. 7th has all of those things going for it and more.
Thomas Burns, the well known local photographer and writer who remodeled the property and is selling it himself, describes all the benefits and attributes in his marketing brochure.burnsflyer_final.pdf
Don’t wait on this one….someone is going to come along soon and snap it up — it’s not often that an older home with this sort of location, in this kind of condition, come on the market. Call Thomas at 222 3905 to arrange a showing, or if you’d like my help, call me at 556 6829.
