House of the month

February 2012 House of the Month

January 26, 2012

At 992 Memorial Drive, a classic 1914 elevator building overlooking the Charles River, this penthouse condominium is a one+ bedroom, one-and-a-half bath unit with 1036 square feet, and one of the most attractive properties to hit the market in a while. The poplar floors are modeled on ones at Winterthur Museum, and the rest [...]

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New Houses of the Month

October 3, 2011

28 Fayerweather Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 The Arthur Astor Carey house was built in 1882 and is considered to be one of America’s first and finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture. It has 15 rooms on three floors, with a knockout entry hall, beautiful painted woodwork, eight fireplaces, and a spectacular half-acre lot a block [...]

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Passive House, Little Compton, RI

May 13, 2011

The House: A small weekend getaway for a family of 6, it sports a sleeping loft accessed by a ladder that leads through a hatch in the floor. It’s hip, comfortable, quiet and full of light–and definitely doesn’t require the wearing of a hair shirt. Passive House specifications hail from Germany and Austria; there are [...]

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