A beautifully restored 1800’s mansion overlooking Monterey Park in Savannah is now on the market. The mansion was originally built way back in 1879 and is now priced at $3.15 million.
The mansion is measured at 7,214 square feet with five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a gourmet kitchen on its 0.07-acre land. The house also boasts of lovely architecture, wrought-iron fences, a secret garden, and a large rooftop terrace.
The 1800’s mansion overlooking Monterey Park in Savannah is listed by Elain Seabolt of Harry Norman Realtors.
This formal living room has a beige sofa paired with a brown leather ottoman topped with a chandelier that hangs from the white coffered ceiling. Behind the beige sofa is a large black grand piano. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This living room has a couple of comfortable cushioned armchairs across from a fireplace with a white mantle topped with a colorful painting. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This other view of the living room shows the wooden table at the far end against a row of tall windows that bring in natural light to the beige walls and ceiling. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a comfortable and intimate family room with light gray walls that contrast the dark hardwood flooring and its red patterned area rug underneath the wooden coffee table. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The kitchen has a large red brick fireplace, dark brown cabinetry and red patterned area rugs on the hardwood flooring. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This formal dining room is dominated by a large rectangular wooden dining table that matches the chairs and the hardwood flooring. On the side, you will see a red brick fireplace beside a dining room cabinet. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a more intimate dining area with a round wooden dining table topped with a large chandelier. This is illuminated by the large glass balcony doors with an arched transom window. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bedroom’s light tones and white molding that blends with the mantle of the fireplace are all contrasted by the black sleigh bed paired with a black table lamp on the side table. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bedroom’s four-poster bed has a sitting area at the foot. It has a sofa and a couple of armchairs around the wooden coffee table across from the fireplace with a white mantle. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bathroom has black walls that contrast the white frame of the large arched window by the white freestanding bathtub. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This spacious hallway is fitted with a table and a couple small cushioned stools for a crafts corner adorned with wall-mounted artworks. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The spacious home office has a wooden desk at the far end that matches well with the wooden frames of the windows. It also matches the wooden coffee table of the sitting area paired with a sofa and an armchair with a cushioned footrest. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the rooftop terrace of the mansion that is fitted with outdoor armchairs and coffee tables. You can also see here the red brick walls and arched windows of the house. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Few walks are as inspiring to fans of historical architecture as one on a pleasant fall day through the streets of the Historic Landmark District of Old Savannah. It is one of the largest historical districts in the country, spanning 2.2 square miles of tree-shaded streets with more than 1,100 historically and architecturally significant buildings, and includes many examples of Federal, Victorian, Regency and Italianate architecture.
Known well for its historic parks and squares such as Monterey Square, Madison Square, Forsyth Park and Emmet Park, elegant 1800’s mansions are built around the outside edges with their lovely wrought-iron gates and secret gardens nestled inside.
Now for sale is one of these beautifully restored mansions overlooking Monterey Park and across the street from the famed Mercer-Williams House that was the scene of the shooting death of Jim Williams’ assistant Danny Hansford, detailed in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Just a block behind the house is the length of Forsyth Park, which can be viewed from the roof terrace. Built in 1879, the 7,214-square-foot southern mansion has five bedrooms and eight baths. The restoration included expert attention to the fine architectural details with major updates to include a custom gourmet kitchen, baths and the addition of the large roof terrace. Priced at $3.15 million.
Jon Dykstra owns an interior design company in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He's fascinated by architecture and interiors. He also enjoys gardening at his "house in the burbs" and "homesteading" at his off-the-grid boat-access cabin.
Combine all that with a love of writing and Homestratsophere.com was born. He balances his working time between running his interior design company, working on his off-the-grid cabin and publishing homestratosphere.com.
