Victorian gets beautiful restoration

This completely renovated mansard Victorian sits on a side street in West Somerville near Tufts University.

The newly gut-renovated 1910-built single family at 30 Conwell Ave., on the market for $1,499,000, has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, 3,183 square feet of living space and a detached three-car garage.

The homes restored gray clapboard exterior has white trim, a new asphalt-shingled mansard roof and bumpout bay windows on the front and sides.

A covered front entryway leads into a foyer with new oak floors and a contemporary overhead light. To the right sits a library/study with restored oak flooring, 10A-foot coffered ceilings and four windows, three in a bay arrangement. A full wall has built-in bookshelves and cabinets.

To the left of the foyer is the homes open living/dining area with new red oak floors and recessed lighting. The living space has four windows, with a three-part bay window and 10A-foot coffered ceilings. The dining area has a built-in granite-topped peninsula that seats six.

The adjacent kitchen has 14 white cabinets, with granite-topped counters, a herringbone-patterned white tile backsplash and an island. Jenn-Air stainless-steel appliances include a six-burner gas stove with a fluted hood, a large side-by-side refrigerator and a dishwasher. A corner breakfast nook gets light from a three-part bay window.

Behind the kitchen is a bathroom with a ceramic-tile walk-in shower and granite-topped vanity, and a good-sized bedroom with a bump-out bay window and restored oak floors.

Theres also a rear sunroom, with a door out to a decent-sized grass backyard. A three-car garage sits at the end of a long driveway.

Back inside, a red oak staircase leads to three bedrooms on the second floor, off a hallway with a closet holding a washer/dryer hookup. Theres also a second-floor sunroom.

The master suite has a good-sized bedroom featuring new red oak floors and a gas fireplace. There are three walk-in closets with built-in wardrobes. The en-suite bathroom has ceramic tile floors and a ceramic tile wall with glass-mosaic inlay above a tub. Theres also a ceramic-tiled walk-in shower and a linen closet. A large granite-topped vanity has two sinks.

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Victorian gets beautiful restoration