165 Whitfield St

Built in 1850, this colonial home has had many "lives." The original home is typical of the later Greek Revival period with taller proportions and a gable front. The current enclosed front step probably replaced an open porch with columns. The home has a sunny single-story bay on the south side and a two-story projection on the north side giving the house strong and pleasing lines. New Wiring, new plumbing and insulation in 1987-88. The entire exterior was renovated in 2022. Originally a single-family home, the house was, for decades (until the mid 1960s), the parish rectory for the church that was next door. Then the church and rectory moved to its current location on the Guilford Green and the church was renovated to be two apartments and 165 Whitfield Street was renovated into two apartments. The home has great potential for reversing its evolution and becoming, once again, a lovely single family home. The two apartments are nicely finished and the great finished attic is a real bonus. The loft is a very interesting space and could be for sleeping, working at home or yoga/meditation. There are oak floors on the first floor and the floors are carpeted on the second floor and loft area. There are utilities including separate water lines and electric services and there are two separate natural gas lines to the house. The basement has a concrete floor and has been compartmented for individual unit storage.