Timeless Victorian
36 Pleasant Street
Sharon, MA 02067
$1,118,000

Listing Agent: Linda Buckland
Gibson Sotheby's International Realty
781-329-8008
[email protected]
http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/associate/180-a-800-4014701/linda-buckland

Property Description

As you enter this one-of-a-kind historic home you instantly become a part of the past, the present, and the future. Built in 1901, this Victorian Craftsman is a true example of classically-renovated Steampunk design as it preserves and enhances the best of the Victorian and Arts & Crafts periods while incorporating the modern conveniences and luxuries expected. Steampunk design is a mixture of elegance and machinery where modern Victorian gadgetry and inventions can be found. According to the current homeowner and founder of the company ModVic, Bruce Rosenbaum, “It’s a re-imagination of history.”

36 Pleasant Street is a particular space of expression where you can experience the blending of two concepts into a unique third: the best parts of a bygone era infused with the comforts and technology of the present day – creating a totally new ‘third voice’ or new form and function in a living space.

Features And Amenities

This extraordinary home creates a truly sensory experience. The house is not just unusual and decorative; it’s a creative, functional design solution that helps you, your family and guests feel comfortable and welcome, peak curiosity, have new purpose and be inspired to adapt. Spacious and open, 36 Pleasant Street includes four bedrooms, and three full and one half bathrooms. It is rich in detail with built-in bookcases, painted and leaded glass windows and a beamed ceiling in dining room.

At the heart of this home you will find a modernized kitchen featuring custom-built cabinetry, a two tier center island, a stove with a Miele ceramic cooktop, a breakfast nook, and a Victorian heater that has been beautifully restored.

Other unique design and architectural features include original pocket doors, four working fireplaces, built-in bookcases, painted and leaded glass windows, beamed ceilings, gorgeous updated bathrooms, and an expansive master suite. This home is tucked away in your own oasis sitting on 2.64 acres of manicured lawns, flowering trees, wildflower gardens and wooded trails just .3 miles to train station and center of Sharon.

Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum, the current owners and founders of ModVic, repurpose and infuse modern technology and gadgets and everything cool into period, relevant antiques and salvage objects. This timeless home has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, HGTV, Chronicle and Victorian Homes Magazine. Now is the chance to make it yours.

Property History (excerpt from the current owners)

Melanie and I started our home restoration business, ModVic (Modern Victorian), in June of 2007. Our vision was to combine the best of the Victorian, Arts & Crafts and Industrial ages by fusing modern technologies and appliances into Victorian elegance, craftsmanship and design. The idea was simple - combine opposites: old with new; past with the present; form and function-- to create something new, functional, relevant and purposeful.

It’s now come to be called: Steampunk Art & Design. Steampunk as an aesthetic, at its essence, is a design solution with divergent thinking, innovative and imaginative designs and elegant infusion of all time periods and functions. 36 Pleasant Street is a particular space of expression where you can experience the blending of two concepts into a unique third – the best parts of a bygone era infused with the comforts and technology of the present day - creating a totally new ‘third voice’ or new form and function in a living space.

The home creates a sensory experience – and it’s not just about getting a final result, but it is also about intent and process. The house is not just unusual or decorative - it’s a creative, functional design solution that helps you, your family and guests feel comfortable and welcome, peak curiosity, have new purpose and be inspired to adapt.

By moving into 36 Pleasant - my hope is that you will be inspired to remake your own reality, repurpose your own life, transform problems into creative solutions – make people dare to imagine things and speculate on the potential in the objects, homes, lives and world around us.