Made in the Mid-1800s

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3 Rutherford Place
Between 15th and 16th streets
$8 million
Approximate Annual Taxes: $37,000 Maury Solomon/Halstead

About 5,000 square feet, this townhouse, built in 1856, is located in the Stuyvesant Square Historic District and faces Stuyvesant Park. The first two floors are part of an owner’s duplex and the top three are fair market apartments. The garden level contains a foyer, family room, bedroom (or office), study, additional office space, laundry room, two baths, and access to a patio. The parlor floor includes a front parlor, kitchen, dining room, rear bedroom, and full bath. The third floor has a living room, bedroom, kitchen, dining room (or additional living space), and two full baths. The fourth floor features a living room, kitchen, dining room (or second living area), two bedrooms, and a full bath. The top floor includes four bedrooms (two in the front and two in the middle), a rear kitchen, living room, and full bath. This home features six fireplaces with original mantels (two of which are marble), parquet and strip floors, and crown moldings.

30 Orange St.
Between Hicks and Willow streets
$3.1 million
Approximate Annual Taxes: $9,133
Joan Goldberg/Brown Harris Stevens

This Brooklyn Heights townhouse with Greek Revival and Italianate details was built around 1840. For six decades, it has been in the same family, which bought the home, one of five along Brides’ Row, from the original owners. The garden level contains the kitchen (plus the original butler’s pantry), dining room, half bath, and access to the garden. The parlor floor features one large parlor — divided by an elegant arch — and access to the outdoor space. The third floor has two bedrooms and a full bath. The top floor has three bedrooms, a bath, a utility room, and access to the roof. About 2,400 square feet, this landmark home has abundant original details, including four fireplaces (one is wood-burning and several have marble mantels), 12-foot ceilings, six-over-six windows, an oval-shaped skylight, and a staircase with a coffin corner.

31 Morton St.
Between Bedford and Hudson streets
$4.995 million
Approximate Annual Taxes: $9,300 Mary Ellen Cashman/Stribling

This newly updated townhouse in the West Village was built in 1858 in the Italianate style. The garden level contains a bedroom (or den), study, full bath, laundry nook, and three closets. The parlor floor has a foyer, kitchen, dining room, and access to a side garden on the ground level. The third floor includes the living room and the fourth floor has a bedroom, study, full bath, and three closets. The kitchen has white Carrera marble countertops, custom wood cabinetry with vintage hardware, an apron sink, and stainless steel appliances. The baths include marble basketweave floors and Waterworks pedestal sinks. Original details include the staircase, wide-plank pine floors, crown moldings, and three wood-burning fireplaces with 19th century-era marble mantels. About 1,600 square feet, this landmark home also has a video intercom and an alarm system.


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