For $5M, a 191-year-old West Village charmer with a solarium

Transforming a historic home into a modern, livable space is no easy task; too often, homes that are a century (or more) old are either gutted to the point of banality, or have a little too much of that vintage character.

But the beguiling townhouse at 41 Barrow Street, which just hit the market for $5.1 million, suffers from neither issue; the Federal-style home, which dates back to 1828, has been impeccably renovated, with plenty of original details, like a wood-burning fireplace, but enough modern touches to make it interesting.

The house is located within the Greenwich Village Historic District, and its facade—made of Flemish brick, but concealing a wood-frame home, according to the LPC designation report—is picture-perfect, with a single dormer window and a stoop with cast-iron railings.

Inside, it’s just as lovely: The three-bedroom house has many of its original details—wide-plank wooden floors, oversized fireplace mantels, wooden beams on the ceilings—but there are some spectacular new additions, including an airy solarium on the parlor level that overlooks a back patio (which, according to the floorplan, has an outdoor shower).

The layout is a bit tricky, with the kitchen and one bedroom located in the basement, a living room on the parlor level, and two levels of bedrooms (including a full-floor master suite) above that. But the details—bright built-in shelving, skylights, and more—might make a buyer overlook that.

The neat little house at 41 Barrow Street is listed with Compass’s Young Team for $5.1 million.