Durand home built in 1800s listed for $1.7M

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Price $1,749,900

Neighbourhood Durand

Features Situated in the historic neighbourhood of Durand, and steps away from St. Joseph's Hospital, this 5,000-square-foot home boasts 13-feet coffered ceilings with crown moulding accents, custom original woodwork, stained glass windows, and huge original pocket doors.

The three-storey house built in the 1800s comes with seven bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. The house has recently been renovated with cosmetic upgrades in the kitchen and bathrooms, including flooring, lighting, and paint.

It's nestled against the Niagara Escarpment, and you have a really nice backdrop that is very green, but at the same time you are only a few blocks from the downtown core," said Michael St. Jean, CEO of Michael St. Jean Realty. It's very interesting because you feel like you are sort of secluded with lots of nature, large trees and the escarpment, but in a five-minute walk you are in the centre of the city."

Its exterior offers a spacious front-yard patio, sunroom with a potential second-floor terrace, private backyard, fresh fencing and a separate carriage house that could be used for guests, as a possible office setup or as a rental income opportunity.

The Victorian property was formerly Charlton Hall, which operated as a temporary home for teen girls for more than 50 years. The century home was an early commission of architect William Palmer Witton, whose work in Hamilton spans 1895 to 1937.

Why is it priced this way? According to St. Jean, the house is priced to match the property's calibre and the current market value.

Beatriz Baleeiro is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator bbaleeiro@torstar.ca