For Sale By Owner
c. 1879 Eastlake Victorian
Albany, New York 12203












































































3 Stories | |
Bedrooms | 9 |
Full Baths | 4 |
Half Baths | 2 |
Heated Sq. Ft. | 6,756 |
Acres | 0.3 |
Lot Size |
90.5 X 139.56 |
Property Taxes |
8,555.83 |
Features.
- Has Rentable Unit(s)
- Commercial Use Permitted
- 1st floor bath
- Attic
- Bonus Room
- Den
- Dining room
- Entry Hall
- Exercise room
- Foyer
- Kitchen
- Library
- Living room
- Music room
- Study
- Unfinished basement
- Utility Room
- Walk-out basement
- Master bedroom upstairs
- Automatic outside lights
- Dormers
- Driveway - Paved
- Fenced Yard
- Fresh paint
- Garden
- Patio
- Rear Deck
- Storm Windows
- Basement Workshop
- Built-in Cabinets
- Ceiling Fans
- 3 Gas log Fireplaces
- Grand staircase
- High Ceilings
- Original wood windows
- Walk-in Shower(s)
- Wood floors
- Slate Roof
- City sewer
- City water supply
- Dishwasher
- Gas heating
- Range
- Refrigerator
- Security System
- Water Heater - Gas
- Arched doorways
- Butler's Pantry
- Cast Iron Radiators
- 11-foot Ceilings
- Claw-foot Tub(s)
- Coffered Ceilings
- Plaster Walls
- Pocket Doors
- Servant's Staircase
- Stained Glass Window(s)
- Stained woodwork/doors
- Transoms
- Vintage Hardware
- Vintage Light Fixtures
- Wainscoting
- Widow's Walk
- Wrought Iron Fence
- Appliances in both kitchens - 7 yrs old
- Generac Generator - 7 yrs old
- New Gas Furnace - 2022
- New Slate Roof - 2024
- Washer/Dryer - 7 yrs old
Local / Regional Links.
City of Albany, NY Use Regulations
Architect |
William M. Woollett |
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More About This House
The home is 6,756 square feet on three levels, excluding the large daylight basement. Everything was built to the high standards of the era. The foundation is stone, up to 1.5 feet thick and the walls, including most interior walls, are solid brick and generally about a foot thick.The home was a custom collaboration between a well known architect and a client who was a prominent furniture designer. The original, substantial woodwork and doors with Eastlake style hardware remain throughout and quite a few remain in natural finish. Lighting fixtures in some of the main rooms are substantial antiques.
The first floor opens to the foyer into a 12 foot wide central hall with a massive, ornate main staircase from the first floor to the top of the house in a unique Eastlake design and matching wainscot, all of maple. The hall is 40 feet high from the main level to the ceiling on the third floor where there is a door to the attic and a stairwell to the Widow's Walk just below the tower.
To the left of the foyer is the library (14' X 18 ') which has original built in bookcases, an ornate wooden ceiling in the original finish, and a gas fireplace.
Directly across the foyer is the large formal parlor (14' X 23') with a bay window and two arched walk passageways (powder room is under the left arch) to the music room (14'3" X 19'4") with a gas fireplace and access to the side patio.
The formal dining room (15'6" X 22') at the end of the foyer has 10 original stained glass windows, 6 of which are at the top of the large bay and a gas fireplace.
There are 9 pocket doors on the first level. The set at the foyer and the set at the dining room have etched glass. There is a pair at the library and the pair at the parlor have burled walnut insets. There is a pocket door at the kitchen and another leading to the servant's staircase and the butler's pantry.
Off the dining room is the kitchen's dining area (13'9" X 16'8") with a door leading to the deck and the backyard and the working area (6' X 16'8") with cabinets, dishwasher, and refrigerator topped by 3 stained glass panes set into the ceiling matching those in the dining room as well as the ones above the kitchen sink and above the deck door leading to the garden.
The completely fenced garden, as well as the front and side of the house have mature shrubs, perennials and roses along the original iron fence on the Western Avenue side of the house.
The second level has four large principle bedrooms: Master bedroom (14' X 20'), Mbath (10'6" X 11'8"), 2 used as studies (11'9" X 16'8") and (15'5" X 16'9"), 2 good sized servant's rooms, one with a walk-in shower, both currently used as dressing rooms (9' X 13') & (10'5" X 12'3"), and a Den (13'5" X 15'4"). The second floor has a 3rd complete bathroom with clawfoot tub and a pocket door.
The third floor has three bedrooms: (12' X 21'3"), (14' X 14'), (14'7" X 19'3"), living/dining rm (15'4" X 16'6"), a kitchen (9' X 13'6") with pantry, and a full bath/walk-in shower. The third floor is a rentable unit with its own staircase.
The basement has several large rooms which are used for garden supplies, storage, and workshop space. The cellar has a Bilco exit door to the back yard, as well as the new gas furnace, the 50 gallon gas water heater, the washer and dryer, a toilet and an antique slop sink.
The house has unique and antique steam radiators all of which are not only beautiful but work well. Five round radiators with marble tops and 4 rectangular shaped radiators are stamped AA Griffing Iron Co. NY, pat'd Sept 22, 1874.
This is a turn key, move-in ready home.
Surrounding Area
1 Englewood Place is not only solid and has great architectural integrity but is within walking distance to neighborhood restaurants: Roseanna's and Dove and Deer, among several; Numerous attractions include the Albany Insitute of History and Art, the New York State Museum, the Empire State Plaza, and the Schuyler Mansion.Located across the street on Western Avenue is SUNY Albany Downtown Campus which offers a number of academic programs and also sponsors cultural events open to the public.
The Tulip Festival in Washington Park in the Spring is a highlight of living on the park as well as numerous musical and cultural activities from Spring to Fall.
Guests and relatives have the option of staying at The Morgan State House, a charming bed and breakfast in a mansion on State Street and The Argus, a boutique hotel on Thurlow Terrace, both within walking distance.
New York City and other destinations are accessible by Amtrak's Albany Rensselaer station. Adirondack Trailways and Greyhound stations are located in downtown Albany. There is also an extensive highway system if car travel is preferable.
History
1 Englewood Place, a free standing brick mansion with a corner tower, is the sole remaining Villa of three designed by the architect, William M. Woollett, who designed a number of houses in the Washington Park area. Woollett was born in Albany, attended M.I.T., and upon his father's death, assumed the architectural practice. William Woollett published two books: "Villas and Cottages or Homes for All" (1876). This publication included plans, elevations and views of twelve villas and ten cottages. The second publication was "Old Homes Made New" (1878), which illustrated the modernization of older houses to 1870s styles.The first owner of 1 Englewood Place was Benjamin W. Wooster, a furniture and cabinet maker by trade. Wooster began an apprenticeship at the age of 19 and in 1843, at the age of 23, opened his own shop on South Pearl Street in Albany. He became a highly successful furniture and cabinet maker. In 1878, Mr. Wooster became president of the Albany County Bank. And also in 1878, with the architect William M. Woollett, he built 1 Englewood Place, an impressive private residence on the corner of State Street and Western Avenue on Washington Park.
Recent Improvements
Within Seven Years of Owning the house:New Gas Furnace - 2023
New Slate Roof - 2024 (October/November)
New Generac Generator -2018
ADT Security System - 2018
All 4 Chimneys: repointed, sealed, lined, and capped
New Appliances - Both Kitchens
5 New Splits on 1st floor: Library, Parlor, Music Room, Dining Room, Kitchen
5 new gas lines for 1st floor kitchen stove and 4 fireplaces
Upgraded electric (from 110 to 220 amps) and heating systems plus added scores of new outlets throughout the house
New Storm windows in Library and Master Bedroom
New Oak Floor in 1st floor Kitchen and Butler's Pantry hallway
Refinished floors: 3 bedrooms, living room, pantry and kitchen on the third floor
New shower installed in third floor bathroom
Mudroom: New door, ceiling, upgraded electric, and refinished floor
New toilet in Butler's Pantry - Antique slop sink in basement
New Driveway - Pavers
New Patio - Pavers
New Privacy Fence in backyard
New Deck in backyard off the kitchen
New Bluestone Front Walk to Main Entrance
New Bluestone steps under Bilco Doors to basement
New Washer and Dryer in basement
Reproduced and installed a new Etched door window panel at front door
Replaced 9 ceiling and sconces with period/period appropriate fixtures
Completely landscaped entire property
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