6316 Mossway, Baltimore.
Hot House: Stone Colonial in Pinehurst. Deceptive Front Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story! 4 Beds/5 Baths. 4,120 Square Feet. Asking price: $1,899,000.
What: This house in Baltimore’s Pinehurst neighborhood is almost like a mullet haircut – business in the front, party in the back. It’s very deceptive at first glance, looking like many other stone colonial houses from the front. But once you get to the back, you will discover amazing gardens, a beautiful addition and even a small putting green!
As you enter the house, you will see an enfilade running from the front to the back of the house and the glorious gardens. The house probably started as a typical four-over-four, but with the telescoping additions, the footprint is greatly expanded.
On either side of the center hall are living and dining rooms, the living room having a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and access to the flagstone patio, via a set of French doors. The kitchen has soapstone counters, a granite-topped center island, and a Viking range. There is a butler’s pantry to keep your china and glassware. The kitchen also provides access, through French doors to the large patio and the putting green.
The kitchen leads to a family room with cherrywood built-in bookshelves and cabinets, shutters and a custom-designed fireplace to add to the room’s cozy factor. Many of the door frames and windows throughout the house are arched, upping the elegance of this house.
The powder-room on the first floor is utterly charming. It was faux painted with scrumbled walls and shelves of hand-painted book spines with some of the owner’s favorite books, encased by faux bois finished shelving.
The second floor has the primary bedroom suite, a dedicated home office, plus three other bedrooms and two additional baths. The third floor can be used for storage space.
The garden is where this property really shines. Tucked away, behind privacy plantings is a stunning parterre garden, complete with a geometrical layout with seasonal plantings. The large flagstone patio overlooks both the gardens and the personal putting green, where you can entertain your friends with your putting prowess.
Where: Pinehurst is tucked away on the north-east corner of Gittings Avenue and Charles Street, straddling the city/county line. The roads are winding, and curl around in loops or end in cul-de-sacs. It’s a neighborhood that is generally off the beaten path, as its roads really don’t lead anywhere except to where you started.
Final Appraisal: It is rare for house in Pinehurst to come on the market, as they are usually held by the same families for years. This house, with the impeccable gardens and beautiful additions will be a showplace for years to come The listing for the house is here.
All photographs from the listing.
