5 Park Place, St Johns

Located in the heart of the historic quarter, this classic, second empire style home, designed by the firm J & J.T Southcott, is known as the "Southcott style". The perfect location, this home overlooks Bannerman Park and is only a minutes’ walk from the downtown core. The impressive grand hallway with showpiece staircase, joins the living room, dining room and family room, all with 12-foot ceilings. The new gourmet kitchen is sure to impress with timeless white cabinetry, sit up island, marble back splash, solid surface countertops, pot filler, coffee station, and stainless-steel appliances. The sunroom and family room overlook the private tree-lined garden and provides access to the rear patio with western exposure. The powder room and secondary mudroom off rear driveway complete the main floor. The impressive staircase leads to three spacious bedrooms (one currently used as an office) on the second level, with a 4-piece bathroom. Three additional bedrooms, den, and remodeled bathroom/laundry are situated on the third level. The lower level consists of the rec room with stone accent walls, vintage bar & wine cellar. This historical home has maintained many of the original architectural features such as concave-curved mansard roof with hooded dormer windows, decorative cornices under the eaves, fireplace mantles, cast plaster moldings, secondary staircase & two wall murals dating back to the 1920s. Many upgrades and recent improvements including windows on second and third levels, kitchen, updated bathrooms, some new flooring and refnished hardwoods and painted a classic paint palette throughout (full list available upon request). Complete with detached carriage house, & multi-car parking. A must see! (id:1945)