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Park Slope Manse With Woodwork, Fireplaces, Central Air Asks $14.75 Million

At over 32 feet wide, the Romanesque Revival style dwelling offers a substantial amount of space and still has some of its 1880s interior details.

park slope - entry with mantel, bench, stair, wainscoting

Photo via Compass

by Susan De Vries

03/03/2025 0

Its imposing Romanesque Revival facade is already impressive and this Park Slope manse also has an abundance of space and some fine original woodwork. It does come with quite the price tag at a hefty $14.75 million. At 842 Carroll Street, the just over 32-foot-wide residence is a short stroll from Prospect Park.

Designed by C. P. H. Gilbert, it is one of three in a row by the architect, each built for a specific buyer. Plans for all three were filed in 1887, with Harvey Murdock identified as the builder. No. 842 was constructed for George W. and Isabelle Kenyon. The house was one of the many grand dwellings going up in the area at the time. In 1890, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle described the blocks surrounding this stretch of Carroll Street as a place where “luxurious and ornamental house” were under construction. Few of the houses, the article noted, were built speculatively; instead, they were being built for owners who could afford to spare no expense, making it a “new colony of rich men.”

The Kenyon family remained in the house through the 1920s. More recently, the house hasn’t changed hands since the 1970s. However, there have been some modern updates since then. The renovations have kept the mantels, wood floors, wainscoting, and stair intact while adding central air, updating mechanicals, and renovating the wet rooms. The single-family dwelling is set up with guest or staff apartments on the garden and top floor — both with full kitchens with dishwashers and two bedrooms. That still leaves three floors of living space with a kitchen on the parlor level and eight bedrooms above. The listing notes there is a total of nine working fireplaces in the house.

On the parlor level, the width of the house gave an opportunity for generously sized rooms. The entry hall is rich with woodwork, wainscoting, a columned mantel, and a stair with a built-in bench. The listing photos show the front parlor set up as a dining room while the pocket doors lead to the larger living room. The garden-facing room has more wainscoting, a corner mantel, and access to the kitchen.

Recently updated with new appliances, the kitchen has slab-front white cabinets and clouds painted on the ceiling. There is also access to a windowed breakfast nook.

One floor up, one of the four bedrooms opens onto a terrace. There are two full baths, one of which is accessible via a bedroom and the hall. Laundry is on the third floor via one of the bedrooms. Another bedroom has an en suite bath, one of two bathrooms on the floor.

Outdoor space includes another terrace off a bedroom in the top floor suite as well as a landscaped rear yard. The latter is accessible via a spiral staircase from a small deck off the breakfast nook on the parlor level and via the glass doors on the garden level. There is a brick patio with room for dining and raised brick planters.

The house, which sits within the Park Slope Historic District, is listed with Alyssa Morris of Compass and is priced at $14.75 million. Worth the ask?

[Listing: 842 Carroll Street | Broker: Compass] GMAP