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| The Hubbard Varney house last night |
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| Hubbard Varney House, photo from the Manchester Historic Association |
Built in 1867 by Thomas Russell Hubbard, this Italianate
Villa is for sale in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Last night, the generous owner of this lovely home gave a tour to
several members of the local history group “All About Manchester; Manchester, NH Old and New” from Facebook. The owners have lived here in this house for 17 years and have lovingly restored
it. It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, and it also won the Preservation Award from the
Manchester Historic Association.
The house was owned by the former Mayor of Manchester, David
Varney through the 1800s, and the music teachers George and Sophie Gerassi in
the 1900s. There have only been four
owners of this historic property.
Not only did the owner of this house give us a great tour,
including all the nooks and crannies in the attic, hidden store rooms, crawl
spaces, and the turret, but he gave us all the details on the restoration which
included such specific minutia as milling replacement trim for the interior
from trees from the same forest as the original woodwork so it would
match. Or hiring a museum specialist to
advise the exterior color scheme. For a bunch of history buffs, this was a
thrilling tour!
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| The former music room |
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| The music room as it looked when the Gerassi family lived here |
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| The Dining Room 2018 |
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| The Gerassi family dining room |
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| The owners have a collection of newsclippings, letters, photographs and other ephemera related to their 1867 house |
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| This bed and some of the other furniture is original to the house. |
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| The attic is a fantastic playroom for kids, with several hidden storage areas and secret access to space between the floors |
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| A view of the Ash Street School from a third floor window |
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| The fourth floor turret |
Are you interested in living in a house like this? Contact
the Realtor Keller Williams Realty Metro at 603-232-8282
If you love the history of Manchester, New Hampshire, please join the Facebook group "All About Manchester: Manchester, NH Old and New" at this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562051994040817/
If you love the history of Manchester, New Hampshire, please join the Facebook group "All About Manchester: Manchester, NH Old and New" at this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562051994040817/
More for the truly curious:
A very cool virtual tour:
A regular video of this property:
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