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Victorian House for Sale in New Baltimore, NY

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Exterior Restoration of Victorian House

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Interior Restoration of Victorian House

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The Property, New Baltimore, NY

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Mansard Roof

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Exterior Views

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Views of Property for Privacy, Space, and Investment

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Mixed Views

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History of the House from Victorian Era to Present

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Heating, wiring, plumbing, insulation, interior walls   House was updated to modern living standards --- wired, plumbed, insulated, and hot water oldstyle radiator system installed. Updating does not preclude Victorian style!  Beehives removed.  Most of the plaster walls were decayed and had to be replaced with sheetrock. All walls were opened on at least one side to allow insulation. 

Interior Three original Victorian plaster medallions remain, and an ornate, large mirror with marble shelf remains in the parlor.  This one is an original plaster wall.  That mirror has been securely attached to that wall for a century-and-a-quarter --- no way were owners going to take it down!  Fixed the wall instead. 

Medallions These were taken down, ceilings sheetrocked, medallions painted and plastered back in place.

Original ornate mirror, gold-painted, and some creative wall and ceiling sponge painting in the parlor. Colors are a bit false in the flash photo. Shelf is marble.

First 2 floors are completely insulated, plumbed, wired, and heated; all but laundry room are finished and decorated consistent with Victorian style. Wide-board floors --- revealed under layers and layers of paint, newspaper, and linoleum --- are now sanded, stained, and polyurethaned. The entire north side of the ground floor is the "Ballroom," 13' x 32', with an archway in the middle.

Front Half of the Ballroom

On the second floor is a library with built-in shelves. Another thing the infamous First Realtor objected to: the wiring is laid in for several small bookcase-top lights, also baseboard receptacles. She was horrified at the sight of unfinished wiring showing and thought it should be covered up or removed. Imagine undoing all that work. You'll just need to get half a dozen small light fixtures and put them on a dimmer. The 3-conductor wire for a 3-way switch is also in place. Hook this up and you will have a switch at each door for the overhead light. Or, heck, all that could be torn out and you can re-do it from scratch.

Kitchen was gutted from crawlspace to ceiling joists. New floor is wood from a barn bunkhouse. Ceiling is antique tin. Stove sits in a large dutch oven with added brick facade (same mason as the foundation). One counter is a church pew, one butcher block, and the other granite. Window over the granite is a Victorian storm door insert turned sideways. Cabinets were salvage and after 100 hours of sanding off a dark stain, proved to be book-matched pecan (or something --- no two experts agree).

There is a full bath on the second floor. Clawfoot tub, sink set in a an oak cabinet, floor refinished. Ceiling fan and vent.
	Also a half-bath, installed in a tiny hall-end room.  (There are two more such rooms on the third floor with functional or cute possibilities).  Oops --- should we say, "charming?"

A half-bath was added under the stairs in the ground floor center hall so your visiting parents don't have to climb the stairs all the time. 

Third floor
is currently unfinished, unheated storage. There are seven more rooms up there if you want to expand your living space. You'd want to gut it, sheetrock, refinish floors, and so forth. Current owners planned an extensive master suite on the third floor, and access has been left to get the plumbing and wiring up from the basement with minimal disturbance.
Door leads to a lower roof suitable for deck or greenhouse.