Rarely does a Gilded Age landmark arrive so thoroughly reborn. Designed in 1905 by architect Alfred L. Darrow, 46 Powell Street commands a coveted corner lot in the Cottage Farm Historic District, guarded by carved stone griffins and a scrolled wrought-iron gate. Stone, stucco, half-timbered gables, carved-bracket eaves and a terra cotta roof frame approx. 7,028 SF of Arts & Crafts and Tudor Revival grandeur, delivered with every modern comfort. A 2022 renovation rewired the entire home (400-amp service, integrated alarm, smoke and CO detection, ADT security with outdoor cameras), added central air, a new gas boiler, radiant-heated floors, and a sensor-driven snow-melt driveway and rear walkway, all without sacrificing a single carved detail. Some original doors were repurposed as pocket doors. Step into a two-story marble and mosaic foyer beneath a barrel-vaulted, rosette-coffered ceiling. A hand-carved bridal staircase rises to a soaring atrium lit by leaded-stained glass restored by Jim Anderson of “This Old House”. Five fireplaces, a library with gilt-carved bookcases and medieval English plaster ceiling, and a Jacobean dining room with butler’s pantry set the formal stage. The chef’s kitchen, featured in New England Home magazine, pairs mahogany, burlwood, brass and marble with Visual Comfort lighting, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Thermador six-burner range, coffee bar with refrigerated drawers, and an antique bell box. It opens to a breakfast nook, a rear deck and a sunlit solarium with domed plaster ceiling. Upstairs, the primary suite offers a fireplace with Roman-tile surround, two leaded-glass bay windows, dressing area, walk-in closet and dual-sink bath with radiant-heated floors. The second suite adds a marble fireplace, walk-in closet and Paris-Metro tiled bath beneath a Tiffany-style transom. Six bedrooms and 4.5 renovated baths. The third floor delivers a kitchenette, walk-in laundry, cedar closet with sauna potential and a cathedral-loft billiard room with king-post beams and Franklin stove, ideal for media or games. The 2,534 SF lower level offers open space and a wine cellar. Private parking for three in the heated driveway plus a detached 1919 Spanish Colonial two-car garage. Specimen plantings and old-growth trees surround the grounds, and commercial-grade internet serves modern households. Just 100 yards to Beacon Street and the C Line, under one mile to Kenmore Square and 2.5 miles to the Public Garden. A fully renewed architectural icon.
Ama Agumeh
Barrett Sotheby's International Realty
Office
(978) 369-6453
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(781) 708-2662
Listing Courtesy of MLS PIN / Listed By: Ama Agumeh, Barrett Sotheby's International Realty
$1,598,000 (USD)
Barrett Farm Historic District Area Single Family Home
Active
100 Barretts Mill Rd. Concord, MA 01742
4 Bed
3.5 Baths
3582 sqft
MLS# 73578244
Beautiful and sophisticated 1998 home, inspired by Beverly's Hale House (1694), in Concord's coveted Barrett Farm Historic District. Watch the Patriots' Day Minuteman March from your front yard. Blocks from trails, the Concord River, and Concord Center, with train, library, shops, and dining nearby. Three levels and 3,582 sq ft of living area with custom crown moldings, half wood shutters, a turned staircase, recessed window seat, high ceilings, and hardwood floors. Major systems are recent: new roof (2022), new electrical panel and wiring (2023), and a three-zone heat pump and high-efficiency furnace (2023). The first floor offers formal living and dining rooms for entertaining alongside comfortable everyday living spaces, and a kitchen with induction range, double oven with steam oven, and new refrigerator (2023). The second and third floors adapt easily to living and working in home: four bedrooms including a spacious primary with en suite bath, separate home office, two hall baths, and laundry. The unfinished lower level provides ample storage space and room to expand. Attached two-car garage with EV charger. The level, private lot features a brick patio framed by mature natural landscaping. A rare pairing of period charm and modern function.
Sarah Kussin
Barrett Sotheby's International Realty
Office
(978) 369-6453
Mobile
(978) 697-4291
Listing Courtesy of MLS PIN / Listed By: Sarah Kussin, Barrett Sotheby's International Realty