A series of blocks in Greenwich Village nicknamed the “Gold Coast” is populated by townhouse after historic townhouse and exudes old-world charm. The strip encompasses West 11th Street, where one home has just hit the market: A Josiah Dodge-designed abode asking $13.5 million. Counting Julianne Moore and Sarah Jessica Parker as neighbors, the 1848-built structure has only changed hands five times in its 170 year history and is a bastion of original oddities.When Dodge first embarked on the project in the mid-nineteenth century, he envisioned a home in the Greek Revival tradition; columns, friezes, and grand allure. In the 1920s, new homeowners transitioned the façade into the Italianate style, covering the brick walls with elegant stucco and replacing double-hung windows with French doors leading out to romantic balconies. Many of Dodge’s interior touches were left in tact, resulting in a stunning combination of styles that almost serves as a museum of sorts, but with utmost livability.Included in the home’s floorplan are 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a series of serene gathering spaces spread across four floors. On the lower level, the family room and kitchen open out onto a fifty-foot-long private garden, lush with large magnolia and maple trees and surrounded by the terraces of neighboring townhouses. Upstairs, the home’s stoop leads to a double parlor with 12-foot ceilings, original moldings, and stately columns. A Venetian tearoom beyond nods to the shift in style in the ‘20s with arched mirrors, custom tile floors, and a tranquil marble fountain.If you’re dying to become the home’s sixth-ever owner, see contact Paul Kolbusz, Sara Gelbard, and Melissa Sargeantson of Corcoran.
