1123-1125 Charles Street
Looking for that truly grand home to call your own? This stately mansion has more than thirty rooms with their original mahogany, walnut, and oak woodwork. The dining room has a magnificent hand carved china cabinet and fireplace mantel.
Constructed in the fashionable European style of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, this home features many of the classic Romanesque details such as rounded arches with vaulted massive walls and interior bays.
Built in 1890 for prominent attorney Benjamin F. Vineyard, the home showcases fine materials and craftsmanship imported from around the world. The cut glass found in the double front doors and transom was brought back from a trip in Sweden. The terra cotta tiles used in and around the five fireplaces were a special find in Italy. The brass chandeliers, once lit by gas and now electrified, hang from the eleven foot high ceilings giving the house a majestic atmosphere. Two carved stairways lead to the upper rooms – the larger formal front stairs were used by the family and the smaller back stairs were for their servants.
The basement features a bar room and playroom. On the property to the west sits the family’s three story carriage house built in the same styling complete with slate roof, wide overhead doors, and even a set of French windows.
Contact: Donna Hoffman
Reece & Nichols-Ide Capital Realty
(816) 233-5200 Fax: (816) 233-5201
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Carriage House