On the Market: A Grand Dorchester Residence

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

61 Alban Street, Dorchester
Price: $1,100,000
Size: 5,239 square feet
Bedrooms: 7
Baths: 3.5

This impressive home on Ashmont Hill was built by Boston’s city architect in 1888. Its glass-enclosed front porch opens to a spacious foyer, outfitted in all cherry—from the wainscoting to the hand-carved staircase posts. The extraordinary craftsmanship of the place is magnified in the home’s expansive library. It has two walls of bookcases, and opens via two leaded-glass doors adorned in foliage designs. Much like the Clue board game mansion, this mansion also boasts a ballroom. At 700-square-feet, the space has polished fir floors, deep window seats, and an almost baroque-looking ceiling.

For information, contact Leslie MacKinnon, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, gibsonsothebysrealty.com.

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

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