Home Buying

Two-bedroom Charlestown workers cottage listed for $949,000. See inside

Built circa 1850, not long after the Bunker Hill Monument was completed, the home retains much of its original detail.

The home was built circa 1850. Ryan Fullam

November 5, 2018

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In Charlestown, a restored two-bedroom worker’s cottage has hit the market for $949,000. Built on the slope of Breed’s Hill circa 1850, not long after the Bunker Hill Monument was completed, the home retains much of its original detail.

The owner of 4 Wall St. renovated the bathrooms and kitchen, replaced windows, and restored the rest of the house, but many of the original doors, railings, trim, and exposed mortise-and-tenon beams remain — though the house was built when the Back Bay was still a marsh.

“They preserved every bit of antiquity in the house, yet added modern accouterments,” the listing agent, David Heller of David Heller Realty, said. “It’s post-and-beam construction, which gives it a warmth. They built it with wood that was left over from the shipyard.”

The 1,146-square-foot home, which sits on 0.02 of an acre on a one-way side street, has a rock maple floor at the entry, but the original heart of pine floors gleam throughout the first and second floors, which are connected by turned stairways. The treads on those stairs are significantly thicker on the edges, the centers having been worn by nearly 170 years of foot traffic.

The upgraded patio-level kitchen has granite counters, exposed brick on the floor and wall, and a raised-hearth fireplace with glass doors. The kitchen opens to a fenced-in slate patio with raised garden beds. This level also has a full bath and laundry facilities.

The first floor features living and family rooms. There are two bedrooms on the second floor. The rear-facing bedroom has a north-facing skylight that opens and an en-suite bathroom.

Storage was added during the renovation, including under the basement stairs. (Don’t forget to check out the photo album of Polaroids in the living room showing the 1990’s renovation.) There is storage space in the attic and at the patio level.

The median home value in Charlestown is $728,400, according to the Zillow real estate site.

“Very few single-family homes come on the market in Charlestown and even fewer worker’s cottages,” Heller said.

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