white the brick paved courtyard, the ground level wing awaits its next houseguest. On this floor, where the Parsleys
originally located their kitchen, antiquated 1850s plumbing was reworked inside a custom, built in armoire,
that when opened reveals a tub and shower.
“That’s my passion,” she says, “beautiful pieces.”
“I remember one day, a couple years after I had lived here, it was in the fall. I was running an errand, driv-ing
in the car and I thought, ‘Why am I so relaxed?’ And I thought, it’s because winter’s coming and I’m not
up North,” she says. “Fall is so beautiful. Winter’s beautiful. Everything. You go to the beach in winter.”
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home of distinction
The brick-lined courtyard leads to Ann and Third streets.
