About this home

Rarely does a Gilded Age landmark arrive so thoroughly reborn. Designed in 1905 by architect Alfred L. Darrow, 46 Powell Street commands a coveted corner lot in the Cottage Farm Historic District, guarded by carved stone griffins and a scrolled wrought-iron gate. Stone, stucco, half-timbered gables, carved-bracket eaves and a terra cotta roof frame approx. 7,028 SF of Arts & Crafts and Tudor Revival grandeur, delivered with every modern comfort. A 2022 renovation rewired the entire home (400-amp service, integrated alarm, smoke and CO detection, ADT security with outdoor cameras), added central air, a new gas boiler, radiant-heated floors, and a sensor-driven snow-melt driveway and rear walkway, all without sacrificing a single carved detail. Some original doors were repurposed as pocket doors. Step into a two-story marble and mosaic foyer beneath a barrel-vaulted, rosette-coffered ceiling. A hand-carved bridal staircase rises to a soaring atrium lit by leaded-stained glass restored by Jim Anderson of "This Old House". Five fireplaces, a library with gilt-carved bookcases and medieval English plaster ceiling, and a Jacobean dining room with butler's pantry set the formal stage. The chef's kitchen, featured in New England Home magazine, pairs mahogany, burlwood, brass and marble with Visual Comfort lighting, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Thermador six-burner range, coffee bar with refrigerated drawers, and an antique bell box. It opens to a breakfast nook, a rear deck and a sunlit solarium with domed plaster ceiling. Upstairs, the primary suite offers a fireplace with Roman-tile surround, two leaded-glass bay windows, dressing area, walk-in closet and dual-sink bath with radiant-heated floors. The second suite adds a marble fireplace, walk-in closet and Paris-Metro tiled bath beneath a Tiffany-style transom. Six bedrooms and 4.5 renovated baths. The third floor delivers a kitchenette, walk-in laundry, cedar closet with sauna potential and a cathedral-loft billiard room with king-post beams and Franklin stove, ideal for media or games. The 2,534 SF lower level offers open space and a wine cellar. Private parking for three in the heated driveway plus a detached 1919 Spanish Colonial two-car garage. Specimen plantings and old-growth trees surround the grounds, and commercial-grade internet serves modern households. Just 100 yards to Beacon Street and the C Line, under one mile to Kenmore Square and 2.5 miles to the Public Garden. A fully renewed architectural icon.

Facts and features

Schools

• Lawrence School

  elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi

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• Brookline High School

  high · 9-12 · 1.1 mi

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• Meridian Academy

  middle · 6-12 · 0.2 mi

• Ivy Street School

  high · 9-12 · 0.2 mi

• New England Hebrew Academy

  elementary · K-7 · 0.3 mi

• Florida Ruffin Ridley School

  elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi

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Price history

• Oct 20, 2026 · Listed$5,250,000
• Jan 3, 2008 · Sold$2,200,000
• May 21, 2007 · Listed$2,695,000
• Sep 27, 1991 · Sold$700,000

Tax history

• 2026$46,580 tax · $4,548,800 assessed
• 2024$39,986 tax · $4,092,700 assessed
• 2023$38,553 tax · $3,866,900 assessed
• 2022$32,222 tax · $3,162,100 assessed
• 2021$29,797 tax · $3,040,500 assessed
• 2020$27,474 tax · $2,907,300 assessed
• 2019$25,944 tax · $2,768,800 assessed
• 2018$24,306 tax · $2,569,300 assessed

Home value

$5,219,832

• Quantarium$5,219,832
• Cotality$4,139,900
• Collateral Analytics$5,683,000

Where it is