This is the historic Paul-Publow home set on a remarkably beautiful 1.8 acre lot located in the town of Brighton with Brighton schools.
This Arts & Crafts bungalow "cottage" & complimentary stone carriage house with hay loft was designed for Carl "Charlie" Paul & Katherine Wagner Paul circa 1911. Original architectural & landscape drawings as well as vintage photos & an interesting narrative history will pass to the new owners. The sellers are the second owners. This home has not been offered for sale in nearly two generations.
There is a staggering amount of architectural detail in every area of the property including on the grounds. You'll see an extant landscape arbor and stone steps we believe date from not long after this home was built and were central elements in the Paul's formal garden design. Inside you'll see boxed beam ceilings; plate railings; mahogany & oak trimmings; patterned brick accents & brick archway; enormous bay window w seat; walk-thru china pantry, cabinets w leaded glass, etc., etc., etc.
The first floor full bathroom is as elegant a bathroom as you will see in a home of this period in our region. This room features a claw foot tub, a marble shower, original working ceramic toilet with a round water reservoir, a pedestal sink, fine dark wood wainscoting. Honestly, the detail is dizzying.
The kitchen is all new with lovely granite counters, a small built-in eating area & large walk-in food pantry. The kitchen opens to family room w slate floors and a cozy wood burning stove. A dramatic brick archway and an exposed brick chimney frame and accent the threshold between these two rooms.
A large first floor bedroom adjoins bath described above. The bedroom opens through double French doors onto an enclosed porch that overlooks the arbor described above. The current owners use this room as their master bedroom.
Ascend to the second floor on a lovely arts and crafts style staircase that turns on a landing and opens fully at the top. There is a very large second floor master suite with a private bathroom plus a third bedroom and a common full bathroom. In addition, there is a very, very large unfinished raw storage area off of the main hallway on the second floor that, if finished, would add hundreds of additional square feet as well as offer an unparalleled view of the arbor and grounds to the east.
The home is heated by a boiler with five zones plus a generator backup system and serviced by a septic system installed by the current owners.
The stone garage is built into a hillside. The garage has a newer period-appropriate cedar shake shingle roof and craftsman style tile details. The second floor hayloft is accessible from a set of exterior stone stairs.
