158 Brattle Street & 3 Lowell Street

Designed by William Ralph Emerson, a prominent architect and relative of Ralph Waldo Emerson, this proud c. 1884 Colonial Revival house is beautifully sited together with a c. 1840 two-story Italianate carriage house on two separate lots totaling almost a half an acre just outside of Harvard Square. Both the house and carriage house were extensively renovated in 1998 and have been updated periodically since that time. The six-bedroom main house offers finished living space on four levels and is full of original character and detail: decorative railings, Palladian windows, bow windows, high ceilings, quarter-sawn white oak flooring with decorative inlays, arched doorways and ceilings and pocket doors. Tucked away at the rear of the property, the four-bedroom carriage house gives the property a European feel with its cobblestone courtyard featuring a majestic Copper Beech and fenced in rear yard lined with Cedars. The grounds include perimeter stone retaining walls, wood fencing, granite pillars, pea stone driveway, bluestone patio, garden with lawn and mature plantings, flowering trees and a pergola covered walkway. This rare combination of premier location, a large lot, house and guest house offers flexibility for guests, extended family, home office, studio or rental income.