Two Families, One Century-Old Brooklyn Brownstone
On a snowy day just before the Christmas of 2005, Bennison Fabrics’ Gregg Mitchell and his brother shook hands with their realtor on the steps of this brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For a while, the Mitchell men and their wives had been playing around with the idea of moving their two families into a building outside […]
On a snowy day just before the Christmas of 2005, Bennison Fabrics’ Gregg Mitchell and his brother shook hands with their realtor on the steps of this brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For a while, the Mitchell men and their wives had been playing around with the idea of moving their two families into a building outside the buzz of Manhattan, where they felt the schools and community would help their young children thrive. Admittedly, they were hardly taking the idea seriously. Then this 1880s-era home came on their radar, and they were hooked. In all its 130 years, only five families (including the Mitchells) have owned the brownstone. And we all know what fewer owners means: minimal opportunities for a home to be stripped of its charm. To this day, original plaster ceiling work, oak floors and built-in cabinetry shine in each room, giving the space the grandiose feeling of a bygone era. Even better, without owners coming and going, the home stands free from trendy, flash-in-the-pan additions and tweaks.
All of the above make the Victorian a home run stylistically. It did take some major elbow grease to make the house logistic...
On a snowy day just before the Christmas of 2005, Bennison Fabrics’ Gregg Mitchell and his brother shook hands with their realtor on the steps of this brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For a while, the Mitchell men and their wives had been playing around with the idea of moving their two families into a building outside the buzz of Manhattan, where they felt the schools and community would help their young children thrive. Admittedly, they were hardly taking the idea seriously. Then this 1880s-era home came on their radar, and they were hooked. In all its 130 years, only five families (including the Mitchells) have owned the brownstone. And we all know what fewer owners means: minimal opportunities for a home to be stripped of its charm. To this day, original plaster ceiling work, oak floors and built-in cabinetry shine in each room, giving the space the grandiose feeling of a bygone era. Even better, without owners coming and going, the home stands free from trendy, flash-in-the-pan additions and tweaks.
All of the above make the Victorian a home run stylistically. It did take some major elbow grease to make the house logistic...
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