For Sale: 29 Locust St. Providence RI 02906

 We offer this charming Victorian Cottage on Providence's East Side for the price of $299,000.

 

Click to enlarge to see custom flower boxes and complimentary colors.

This home recently underwent an 18 month professional renovation/restoration. The house holds eight rooms combining for a total of 1880 sq. ft. of above ground living space:  it has a full walkout basement with high ceilings. The private, shaded back yard with its large stone patio will give many hours of pleasure for lounging and cookouts, gardening or play room for pets and kids.

A large red paver patio for cookouts, an ample driveway & note the basement bulkhead walkout.

 

 

A Description in Real-Estate Speak 

 

In realtor-speak this roomy Victorian Cottage would be described as a 4-bed, 2-bath single-family with 1880 sq. ft. of above ground living space, totally renovated with designer amenities like granite, marble, mahogany, a fully custom kitchen, a custom first floor laundry, a custom 2nd floor walk-in-closet, custom  bath and showers, custom built-ins. New roof, new boiler, whole-house water filter, custom built 19 x 17 ft. red paver patio, with a basement walkout.  Brand new stainless appliances including a gas stove, a custom sized dishwasher, a french-door fridge with filtered water and a freezer drawer below. A large high-ceilinged open basement ready to be made into your hobby-shop, workshop or studio with a full bulkhead walkout.  

The way I describe it?  . . .  unique . . . a one-of-a-kind . . .  an antique 1800's home with sturdy old bones completely restored and renovated so that the buyer will be basically moving into a new house. 

Later in this blog I will list all the amenities and everything that was done to bring this home back to its former glory. And before and after pictures. 

Custom Made flower boxes adorn the living room windows.

Everywhere you turn you see custom, designer flourishes from decorative colors to fencing for privacy. The backyard is cool & shady with a large brick-work patio of red pavers to extend the living space outdoors.

A five color decorative paint-scheme accents the front entry and behind the red door lies a tiled mudroom with a coat rack.

A five color scheme decorates the welcoming front entry.

Follow Me:  Let's Go Look Inside

As you enter the front door you emerge through the entry-way into the spacious living room with its beautiful refinished floors of heart-wood pine.  Early twentieth century radiator covers add an ornate touch.

Living Room

Living Room opening to Dining Room 

 

Upon entering through the rear door you emerge into the custom kitchen/laundry/breakfast nook.

The Back Door

The Kitchen Breakfast Nook

Granite Counter with Glass Tile Back-Splash & Gas Stove

The Fridge Rules!

Everything & the Kitchen Sink!

Laundry Room / Breakfast-Nook off Kitchen

View of Kitchen from Back Door

View of Fridge, African Mahogany Coffee Bar & Built-In Shelving, Master Bath

 

How about moving into the formal dining room for a while.  Enough with the damn kitchen!  The formal dining room is called the Red Room -- it stimulates the appetite -- and it has a chandelier on a dimmer switch.

The Red Room (Formal Dining Room)

View from living room to dining room to kitchen.

Now we should look into a little master-bath action.  The master-bath has ceramic tile floors and a marble tiled shower and an antique built-in full size tub.  Have a look.

Corner Cubby in Granite Shower

Le Commode

Tub & Shower

Master Bath Door, Fridge Enclosure, Coffee Bar

The Second Floor

Now it is time to visit the upstairs second floor with with its four bedrooms, a full bath, and a walk-in designer closet.  Beautiful antique wood floors with tons of character and the original bathroom door from the 1800's, found in the basement.

Stairway

The stairway opens into a central hallway from which one can access all the rooms.  The hallway features designer lighting, a built-in cedar shelving unit for linens, and the aforementioned custom closet.

Hallway

Master with Bay Window

Middle Bedroom

Left Bedroom

Rooms off Hallway

Small Bdrm, Office, Studio at Top of Stairs

Custom Walk-in Closet

2nd Floor Bathroom

2nd Floor Marble Shower Stall

2nd Floor Bath with Exposed Beams

Exposed Beams in Bathroom Dormer

Built in Cedar Shelving Outside Master Bedroom

Hallway -- Custom Closet on Left

Yard

Please visit the continuing pages on this blog to see the list of amenities and a list of what was done to renovate and restore this gem.

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What is There & What was Used

The designer used many different materials in the restoration of 29 Locust Street that make the house unique in its details.

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One of the most outstanding materials in the home are the original hardwood floors of fir, heartwood pine, and oak.  Redolent of age and character, with their scars and patina, the flooring grounds the house in its antiquity.

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We found the original door to the 2nd floor bath room under a pile in the basement.  We took it apart, rehabbed it and reinstalled it with old style black hardware. 

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Custom cabinetry encloses the Fridge which was placed where the stove once stood and before that a fireplace.

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A five foot granite slab forms the counter-top beside the new gas stove.  The granite slab comes from Quanzhou City, Fujian Province which is China's foremost stone quarrying and processing area.

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The back-splash consists of small glass tiles.  Sourced from the local Home Depot.  They were an exquisite find.

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Utility track lighting illuminates the cooking area.  Designer track lighting illuminates the sink and the coffee bar.

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The custom Coffee Bar  is a slab of African Mahogany planed, sanded and fitted to the wall.  It was sourced and milled in old growth Madagascar forest and transported by traders via riverboat to port.

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The marble in both bathrooms was quarried in an ancient Chinese Quarry, alas, no longer in operation.

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Quarter-sawn Red Oak trims the custom kitchen sink cabinetry. Custom built to allow ease of access to the stairway to the 2nd floor. Granite tile adorns the counter's surface.

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The exposed beams in the 2nd floor bath are original to the dormer that was added at some point in the home's history.

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The built in shelving unit in the 2nd floor hallway is constructed of Cedar.

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Designer lighting adorns the 2nd floor hallway with stained glass and retro designs. 

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