In one of Flatbush’s many micro-neighborhoods, this sprawling home has been renovated and features an open living and dining room with a modern working fireplace, but still retains some period details as well as plenty of room for bedrooms and parking.

The home at 231 Argyle Road dates from 1900-1904 and is part of Beverly Square West, which, along with neighboring Beverly Square East (also spelled Beverley), was the brainchild of developer TB Ackerson. In 1902, Ackerson advertised that the development would have 14 different types of houses to choose from, with hardwood paneling, bathrooms, electric lights and “lavish decoration.”

Records indicate that Ackerson worked on this stretch of Argyle Road (then known as East 13th Street) in 1901 and 1902, designing houses by architects such as J.J. Petit and Benjamin Driesler. No. 231 is in the Renaissance Revival style, like other houses in the area, with a Queen Anne-style tower, hip roof, and wraparound porch. It is clad in blue siding, but the circa 1940 tax photo shows the house with its original clapboard facade and glass-enclosed porch. In the 1980s tax photo, the large windows were gone, replaced by more siding and smaller picture windows.

Inside, hardwood floors, an original staircase and some stained glass windows remain, and the floor plan has been updated on the main level. Upstairs are two floors of bedrooms, with the option of seven bedrooms or fewer if the top floor is used as a large suite.

A modern wood-burning fireplace now sits at an angle between the front living room and the back dining room, allowing the fire to be enjoyed from either room. While the front porch is no longer glassed in, French doors provide access from the living room, and a glass back wall in the dining room opens to an ipe deck.

The kitchen was also renovated with an exposed beam ceiling, green base cabinets and a peninsula that separates the cooking area from the dining room.

All bedrooms pictured have wooden floors and some have bay windows. The second floor has two full bathrooms, one en suite. On the third floor, one of the bedrooms has been converted into a dressing room and the bathroom has been renovated with a double vanity and a shower with glass doors.

Outside, a private driveway with off-street parking ends at a fence behind the house; access to the small concrete block garage has been eliminated in favor of a lawn area. It is a generously landscaped lawn with trees, shrubs and perennials, as well as space for dining.

The property was last sold in 2004 for $970,000. It is being offered by Eric Volpe and Andrea Kelly of Douglas Elliman and is asking $3 million. What do you think?

(Offer: 231 Argyle Road | Agent: Douglas Elliman) GMAP

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