Currently For Sale

9,500.00 USD

Based on a number of different historical houses around Lowell, Massachusetts, The Foxcroft House is meant to represent the home of an upper-middle-class family such as the foreman of a local mill might own.

In Boston during this period, English and Unitarian aesthetics prevailed and many city homes were stylistically very austere. Away from the city, however, the burgeoning middle class was populated by first- and second-generation immigrant families who brought their own taste to architecture and interior design. The result was a more opulent style: more color and more detailed crown moldings and woodwork, reflecting the Catholic values of the French and the Irish. The fireplace in the rear parlor, for example, is a reproduction of Connemara marble.

Note the rich blue paint in the master bedroom: bold paints, in this era, were very expensive, especially in non-naturally occurring pigments like blue. The wallpaper in the main hallway is also a mark of wealth.

Foxcroft House comes with a removable righthand wing that includes the kitchen and an upstairs bedroom. Windows and doors are fully functional.

By clicking the image at the top left of this page, you can see detailed photographs of the house. Some rooms are furnished to show scale and to give the potential buyer an idea of the dollhouse's potential. Please note, however, that Foxcroft House comes unfurnished.

Foxcroft House is currently for sale. Interested buyers should contact Ms. Stutz.

Currently For Sale

1,950.00 USD

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories inspired this wall-hanging row house. Sherlock Holmes, intrepid detective, was also a bachelor from England’s privileged class. He lived in a row house with his best friend, Dr. Watson, and his housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson. Over time, the term “apartment” has taken on a different meaning; in 1881, apartments were often quite large and luxurious. Bachelors like Sherlock Holmes had not only many rooms to themselves, but also servants to care for them. Any well-to-do bachelor, or bachelorette, would feel at home in this house.

The ground floor features two rooms, a kitchen and a dining room. Our bachelor would not have needed a large dining room, as he would have eaten most of his meals at restaurants and private clubs. A small kitchen would have provided his housekeeper with just enough room to cook his infrequent meals at home.

The first floor features a library and a parlor. By the Victorian era, it was common for men to have their own private libraries, where they could display their prized possessions, such as books and hunting trophies, spend time alone and, of course, entertain their friends. This library boasts beautiful hardwood trim, in keeping with the masculine theme of the room. Parlors, meanwhile, tended to be much more feminine. This parlor, with its light green tones, would be a perfect place to entertain a special lady.

The second floor features a master bedroom and a bathroom. In 1881, bathrooms were a brand new invention—and all the rage!

The third floor features a large, open attic, which would have housed a housekeeper like Mrs. Hudson.

221B Baker Street can either be hung on the wall, using its hidden hanging bracket, or displayed on a tabletop. At a petite 35” tall by 20” wide by 12” deep, it is ideally sized to fit into small spaces.

This house is currently for sale. Interested buyers with questions should feel free to contact Ms. Stutz.

SOLD!

Marblehead, birthplace of the American Navy, was hugely influential during America's great age of sea and sail. We as a country depended on the sea, and many of our ships, sails, sailors, merchants and trading goods came from Marblehead. Even America's first Millionaire, Elias Haskett Derby, came from Marblehead! Whaling provided the raw materials to make everything from candles to corsets. Trade with China provided tea, cotton, silk and even furniture.

It was common for men and women who wanted a better life to become sailors. With the average voyage lasting 46 months, the life of a sailor was hungry, lonely and dangerous. It was, however, filled with opportunities: to see the world, become educated and amass tremendous wealth. When sailors did return home, it was to modest houses like the Derby House. Sturdily built of brick and slate to withstand the high tides and strong winds of New England's brutal winters, they still crowd the edge of Marblehead harbor today.

The Derby House is small, but affluent. Downstairs, the slate floor and oak panelling reflect the Colonial preference for simple, utilitarian interiors. Our sailor would have eaten his meals, repaired his tools and relaxed with friends here. Upstairs, the blue painted panelling reflects a European influence. Successful sailors often recreated Dutch, French and even Chinese style in their own homes. Our sailor would have displayed his or her prized possessions from all over the world in such a room. The Derby House, with its marriage of practicality and originality, is the perfect embodiment of Marblehead's, and America's, individual spirit.

By clicking the image at the top left of this page, you can see detailed photographs of the house. Derby House comes with an authentic reproduction of an 18th century painting, to hang as you wish.

Derby House is sold. A house just like it would cost 1,500.00 USD. Interested buyers should contact Ms. Stutz.