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When we visit Manhattan townhomes featured in Architectural Digest, we expect great bones, updated with modern design. The townhouse at 203 Prince Street is one of three surviving merchant houses in Soho’s Sullivan-Thompson Historic District , built in the transitional Federal/Greek Revival style; it reveals layers of past lives both inside and out. Asking $11,950,000, the home was restored by music-world consultant Andrea Anson to a style that embraces historic elegance.
A grand double parlor floor opens beneath 14-foot ceilings. Pristine period details include matching onyx fireplaces, original sash windows, and ornate plaster moldings. An elegant mural design adorns the walls of a cozy library.
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