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Capitol Hill is one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods, but tucked away by Volunteer Park and Lakeview Cemetery are rows of meticulously-maintained houses with even more expansive grounds. Among them: this 1920 Dutch Colonial Revival on more than 10,000 square feet, wrapped in a high, cypress hedge.
Clapboard walls, a steep gambrel roof, and bright windows come together for a straightforward, classic design. The most ornate feature on the exterior is a peaked portico above the main, side entryway.
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The home opens up to a grand, open staircase above hardwood floors. Wide passageways keep the downstairs feeling wide and open, leading around from the living area and dining room to the kitchen.
Large, wood-paned windows let in plenty of light, complemented by French doors to the home’s front patio.
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Upstairs, four bedrooms are topped by dynamic shapes thanks to the gambrel roof—but climb up even further and find a finished attic hideaway with steep, vaulted ceilings and ornamental quarter-circle windows. It’s pictured in listing photos as a playroom, but it’s easy to imagine it as a tiny, cozy library.
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In case those two and a half stories didn’t contain enough room to play, the home’s basement has a den, exercise studio, and even a steam room. In total, the house contains more than 5,000 square feet.
Add a lavish amount of outdoor space—with privacy, thanks to the hedges—to an already palatial home. Clean landscaping separates lawns for lounging and a patio for entertaining.
The home’s luxury even extends to feathered friends, with a picturesque chicken coop out back.
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With so much outdoor space to explore, it’s decadent having Volunteer Park just a block away—but there it is all the same.
The whole estate is listed for $3.5 million.
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