By John R. Ellement, The Boston Globe Condo 1862/converted 2018 2,353 3 3 full $281 a month Allowed with restrictions $6,945 (2024, without the residential exemption) The United States had been torn asunder by the Civil War when successful shipwright Emory D. Leighton built this house in ’s Eagle Hill neighborhood in 1862.
More than 160 years later, a developer converted where Leighton once lived into condo units. One entry to our is the front door, found on the left side of the building — now painted in America’s red, white, and blue. Four stone steps rise to a beautiful, arched wooden door with glass windows.
The door opens to reveal a foyer, the entrance to Unit 1 straight ahead, and a staircase to the other two units. The door to Unit 1 opens into a small entryway with a coat closet and a hallway that runs through the center of this level. The flooring on most of this level is oak, although it’s not known whether it is original to the home.
This level is front-loaded with bedrooms, including one the current owner has outfitted as a family room. That 233-square-foot room, found to the right off the hallway, boasts the 11-foot ceilings found in high-end homes from the 19th century. A bump-out with three arched windows overlooks Monmouth Street.
Pretty crown and picture frame molding on the ceiling draw the eye upward to an Edison-bulb light fixture hanging from a medallion. The closet is behind a pair of doors with black pulls, and two peacock blue walls add a nice .