{"id":204932,"date":"2026-04-21T17:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204932\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:31:39","slug":"one-of-the-oldest-wood-frame-houses-in-brooklyn-heights-asks-4-9m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204932\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the oldest wood-frame houses in Brooklyn Heights asks $4.9M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photos courtesy of Virginia Carey for Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n

Among the oldest surviving wooden homes in Brooklyn Heights, this Federal-style home at 25 Cranberry Street was built around 1790 as a farmhouse. Beginning in 1995, preservation-minded residents carefully stripped away the layers to reveal many of the home\u2019s original details that lay hidden for generations, from painted plaster to wood-plank flooring. Now asking $4.9 million, the four-story, 3,200-square-foot home is ready for 21st-century owners to appreciate the history behind its walls.<\/p>\n

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As Brownstoner<\/a> reported, the street names and numbers of Brooklyn have changed over the years. The home at 25 Cranberry Street actually was 45 Cranberry Street until it was renumbered in the 1870s. <\/p>\n

The townhouse offers four floors of living space containing 10 rooms, including four bedrooms. Details like wood-burning fireplaces provide the same warmth and beauty as they did centuries ago, though multi-zone recirculating hot water heat assures modern comfort.<\/p>\n

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The original layout has been retained; the home\u2019s lower floors include a library and kitchen on the garden level. On the parlor floor are a more formal dining room and parlor. <\/p>\n

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Bedrooms occupy the top two floors. The primary chamber is on the second floor, along with a full bath. Every corner of the home gets sunlight from northern and southern exposures. There also is the option of raising the rear roof on the top floor for a unique sky view.<\/p>\n

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A quaint covered porch offers shelter and a view of the garden, where boundary stones remain from the original farmhouse. The coveted \u201cfruit street\u201d location<\/a> has some of the city\u2019s most breathtaking sunset views of the Manhattan skyline.<\/p>\n

[Listing details: 25 Cranberry Street<\/a> by Joan Goldberg<\/a> of Brown Harris Stevens<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Photos courtesy of Virginia Carey for Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n

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