Imagine spending almost three years turning a historic Victorian into a showpiece and then having to sell your dream house.
That's what happened to the owners of 11 Chestnut Place in Brookline, an 1855-built Italianate Victorian that they transformed before they were recently transferred back to Europe.
"The owners did not want to in any way leave," said broker Bill Gehan of Campion & Co., who is assisting Tracy Campion with the listing of this five-bedroom, 7,980-square-foot property that's on the market for $4.95 million. "This was where they had resettled and they were planning to raise their three children here."
When they bought the place in 2010, the owners called in Hub architecture firm Butz + Klug.
"The house was in such bad shape that it was literally falling down," said architect Jeffrey Klug. "What we did was to totally gut the interior, build an entirely new house a quarter inch inside the exterior walls, and then connected the two."
Because the home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the exterior look had to be maintained. But because of the poor condition — part of the foundation even fell off — the architects were forced to re-create all the original Italianate details with new cedar siding, window moldings and roof cornice brackets.
"This is a brand-new home," Klug said.
Well, not entirely. Previous owners added a 54-foot heated pool and sauna in a vaulted pavilion reachable via a connecting hallway off the kitchen. And the three-car detached garage was the home's original carriage house — with an au-pair suite added above.
When it came time to do the interior, Krug and his partner Pamela Butz found a sympathetic client who liked the kind of modern design they do — subtle, with lots of neutral colors using high-quality woods, fixtures and materials.
The kitchen features untreated white oak plank floors, a concrete, stainless steel and oak island, and gray, frosted-glass cabinets — along with splashes of color such as orange cabinetry on the island. There's a custom-made Gaggenau freestanding gas stove and a ribbed stainless-steel enclosure that hides a Miele refrigerator and double Gaggenau wall ovens.
The architects added four French windows that open out into a Belgian bluestone terrace that has pullout screens on the columns.
The living room has hand-carved crown molding, chevron-set white oak floors and a carved fireplace mantel from a 19th century French home.
The master bedroom has a big walk-in dressing room with an 18-foot Porro wardrobe system and the master bathroom has teak flooring and woodwork, white Corian double vanities and a gray marble-lined shower.
No expense was spared, as the home was redone without thoughts of a sale anytime soon.
"This was a labor of love, with lots of time, energy and money," Gehan said. "The owners just want us to find a buyer who loves the home as much as they do."
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