I’ll Take This: English-Style Cottage

This has always been one of my favourite houses in Baltimore. It’s about 10 minutes away from my house now, and sometimes I detour and drive by just to admire it.

It is such a quirky house with porches and gardens. It’s sited on an island with the road completely surrounding it, so the only neighbours are across the street. It’s at the bottom of a huge hill and the whole area is lovely and shaded by massive trees.

One of the things I’ve loved most about this house is the old-fashioned sleeping porch, which you can in the first image. These porches date from the days before air-conditioning, central or otherwise. This looks like a camp in the Adirondacks, but it’s really in Baltimore City. I can just imaging the breezes blowing down the hills and cooling the sleeper.

Another thing I love about the house is the variety of windows. There are some with leaded glass, others that are double hung and still more that open out to the gardens.

The gardens at this house are extensive and of the rough-and-tumble variety, rather than the over-manicured type.

The interiors are interesting, and it looks like a family of well-travelled artists is in residence.

I am still trying to figure out what the ladder is for. Any suggestions?

There are interesting pieces throughout the house, like this one in a niche across from the stairs,

and this one in the kitchen, which looks like the torso of a pregnant woman.

It looks like they kept the original pantry cabinetry, which thrills me!

The house has six bedrooms, and 4.5 baths. It’s got a secret garden with a fish pond, and over an acre and a half of land. Click here for details.