Ames-Webster Mansion, Estate of the Day
A couple of readers sent me the Boston Globe story on one of Boston's biggest properties. The Ames-Webster mansion in Boston's pricey Back Bay neighborhood is at 26,000 square feet, one impressive building. The mansion, which was built in 1872, has 50 rooms including 28 fireplaces. The property is currently owned by Reality Realty Trust and could be used as a single family home, multiple units or commercial office space. Right now it is full of office suites.
Details include a stained glass skylight by John La Farge and murals by painter Benjamin Constant and a high arches of intricately carved wood. According to the Globe article, Landvest, the real estate company with the listing, is hosting a cocktail party for brokers in town for Christie's Great Estates 2009 Annual Conference to show off the property. It is expected to sell for between $18 million to $25 million and the listing has a bid deadline of December 15.
[Thanks, Tim and Chris]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aqualung Oct 15th 2009 3:55PM
gorgeous property, wonder what parking is included?
Deidre Woollard Oct 15th 2009 3:58PM
Good point! I went back to check. The listing says "There are 3-4 indoor parking spaces in the port-cochere on the ground floor. Depending on the future use of the building there will also be up to three parking spaces on the alley behind the building. Additionally the parking lot at 161 Commonwealth Ave could be available for sale and can accommodate 20 cars."
http://ameswebstermansion.landvest.com/property_details/
Eric of AZ Oct 15th 2009 3:55PM
WOW! Perfect.
What's the deal when the "estate of the day" shows that there are comments, but doesn't actually show them? I have made comment posts in the past, and the comment number increases by one, but my comment doesn't actually disiplay (until/if someone else adds one).
When I pulled this up, it said "Comments (1)" -- but none actually show.
Aqualung Oct 15th 2009 4:10PM
whoah! that would help defray some of the cost! In June of this year a space in the Back Bay sold for $300,000.