53rd Annual Park Slope Civic Council House Tour:

The 53rd Annual Park Slope Civic Council House Tour:
Sunday, May 20, noon to 5 p.m.

What will you see at this year’s house tour of the North Slope? Here are some highlights:

 

Corinthian columns divide the parlor at a stunning 1889 Queen Anne home

The formal, terraced garden of the 1889 Queen Anne home

A handsome kitchen in an 1887 Renaissance Revival

The large-windowed dining room of a late-1870s Italianate home

On top of this 1882 Neo-Grec brownstone is a marvelous roof deck

• In this late-1870s Italianate home, a major renovation and extension has resulted in an open, sleek contemporary kitchen and large-windowed dining room with an inviting deck where roses and lilies grow. Highlights of this home include beautiful cherry cabinetry in the kitchen, living green wall art, and a collection of colorful wall-mounted lizards from Mexico. Don’t miss the unusual Sumo Wrestling ranking poster in the corner of the front parlor.
• Step into the Victorian era on the parlor floor of this 1870 Late Italianate brownstone, which features a beautiful chandelier designed for both gas and electricity and Chinese prints. Framed indentures for the purchase of a servant hang on the walls. The lovely kitchen showcases botanical tiles, an oven created out of the former dumbwaiter and large windows looking out to a deck. Upstairs, the handsome library, which boasts a grave rubbing and another beautiful chandelier, invites you to curl up with a book.
• This 1882 Neo-Grec brownstone, a work in progress, is being renovated by the owner and his architect father. Features include a handsome, recently renovated kitchen with a fine butcher block table, a lightwell rising up through the middle of each floor, lovely parquet flooring and redwood trim throughout. Herbs grow on a roof deck with marvelous views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
• Stunning plasterwork and an elaborate mantelpiece greet you as you enter the parlor of this 1887 Renaissance Revival. A working gas chandelier and lovely parquet floors complete the picture. In the handsome kitchen, once this home’s library, is beautiful woodwork, a huge mirror and lovely mantelpiece; the dumbwaiter is now used for storage. A deck adjacent to the kitchen overlooks a garden where a birch tree grows. Upstairs hangs a painting of the Carroll Street Bridge by EllaYang, who works mostly in Brooklyn.
• The only original features of this stunning 1889 Queen Anne home are the handsome staircase and the foyer doorway — the dramatic molding and other details are architectural foam. Corinthian columns divide the parlor, with its beautiful furnishings, lovely mantelpiece and painting by Cobble Hill artist Kyle Staver, from the dining room, with its interesting wall clock, another lovely mantelpiece and South African prints. The inviting kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite counter and Shaker-style cabinetry. Leaded glass doors divide the kitchen from the study, which features charming Japanese prints. The formal, terraced garden, designed by the owner, includes a fountain and an espaliered Blue Atlas Cedar. Don’t miss the magnificent bathroom upstairs.
• Light floods through the windows of this serenely elegant 1867 Italianate. A lovely powder room has a blue china sink purchased on eBay. Beautiful doors, with etched and carved glass, divide the parlor from the dining room, where a charming portrait of the owner’s mother-in-law hangs. French doors, custom-made in Carolina, lead to the deck.
• A highlight of this 1883-84 Neo-Grec is the black walnut woodwork with burl inlay thoughout the parlor floor. Lovely ceiling plasterwork, a handsome fireplace with English firescreen, a collection of prints and fine parquet floors are also on view. Don’t miss the charming silhouettes at the base of the stairway.

 Learn more about this year’s House Tour here.