$2,685,000

Optimum location. Charming 1925 sunny free-standing 5-bedroom single-family residence in long-established village setting at the corner of two Avon Hill tree-lined residential side streets. Prestigious location on a one-way street just a short distance to Porter Square, the Commuter Rail, and the Red Line connecting to MIT, MGH, and downtown Boston. Dozens of restaurants and shops within a few blocks. Harvard Law School and the university's science center are a half-mile away. Residence's generous setbacks from neighboring houses and corner site allow unobstructed eastern, southern, and western light. Enormous heated south, east, and west-facing sun porch/sitting room surrounded by deluxe thermal glass doors that open with ease. Expansive west-facing living room with fireplace and views of property's gardens as well as lovely neighboring houses and gardens. Generous dining room with east-facing windows. Eat-in kitchen with four-window bay. Lovely arches frame the western side of large covered dining pavilion. First-floor bedroom/study. Four 2nd-floor bedrooms. Beautiful oak floors throughout. Good-size multi-pane windows. Large 8,253 s.f. lot with extensive gardens and a wide variety of mature flowering perennials. Generous 253-s.f. one-car garage plus a full-size tandem off-street parking space. 575 s.f. attic. Full-footprint basement with 8'1" ceilings and interior and exterior access offers workshop and storage possibilities. For gardeners and those seeking outdoor play and entertaining space, this is an unusual combination of a cottage-size house on a large lot that is conveniently close to everything.