24 Middagh Street recently underwent a gut renovation, with an eye to modern comforts including a seven zone HVAC system, custom staircase, and state-of-the-art kitchen, leaving little, if any, of the home’s original interior. Both style choices raised eyebrows and tensions, as clashing ideas about how a historic home should be maintained hit the real estate market. With both homes listed for several million dollars, the average Brooklynite can only dream.
As for the question of the oldest home, the crown may pass to another. Brooklyn Heights Association president (and friend of CBH) Jeremy Lechtzin dug into property records to reveal that the homes at 38 and 40 Hicks Street, which were built circa 1810, may actually be the oldest in Brooklyn Heights. No Queen reigns forever.
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