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Step Inside This Stunning Historic 1874 Home in Ellicott City
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 7m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Jen and Ricardo tour an historic 1874 home with modern upgrades in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Step inside this stunning 1874 home in Ellicott City, where history meets modern living! From intricate crown molding and grand staircases to a sun-drenched addition and a fully finished basement, this home is full of surprises. Jen and Ricardo explore every detail—including an original stone wall in the lower level—before taking their best guesses at the list price.
If You Lived Here is a local public television program presented by WETA
If You Lived Here
Step Inside This Stunning Historic 1874 Home in Ellicott City
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 7m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Step inside this stunning 1874 home in Ellicott City, where history meets modern living! From intricate crown molding and grand staircases to a sun-drenched addition and a fully finished basement, this home is full of surprises. Jen and Ricardo explore every detail—including an original stone wall in the lower level—before taking their best guesses at the list price.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGREG: This would've been historically accurate for the time.
This house was built in 1874.
RICARDO: Wow.
JEN: Wow.
GREG: So we're right back to the historic part of Ellicott City.
We're just steps away from that Main Street area that we were in earlier, but we're up the hill a bit.
JEN: Is there any notable history about this home?
GREG: There actually is.
When the home was built in 1874, a doctor actually lived here and saw patients.
Later, there was actually a lower area that was finished by another doctor and they also saw patients downstairs.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: Wow.
JEN: Basement apartment.
That's kind of a surprise to hear.
I wasn't expecting that.
GREG: Please take an extra close look at this one.
We do need at least one winner today.
RICARDO: Ooh.
We will do our best.
JEN: We'll see in a bit.
GREG: Enjoy.
JEN: Thanks.
RICARDO: Got your eyes peeled?
JEN: I'm ready, baby.
Oh.
What a great grand entrance to welcome your guests.
We have this original wide staircase.
The accents are very reminiscent of the cutouts on the columns out front.
RICARDO: Oh, yeah.
And this white oak all throughout.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: I'm absolutely in love with that.
JEN: Yes.
And the chandelier is very show-stopping.
RICARDO: This medallion at the top.
JEN: These are 1874 details.
RICARDO: Yeah.
I feel like this living area is beckoning to me.
We should check this out.
JEN: Oh, man.
RICARDO: Look at this room.
It's so big.
JEN: There's a lot of historic details in here.
RICARDO: The crown molding with this dental detail in it.
JEN: And then the shadow box valance over the windows is something I don't think I've seen.
RICARDO: So charming.
JEN: As great as this room is, the little kitten in me just needs to see what's up with all the sunlight.
RICARDO: Well, meow this way.
JEN: All right.
Wow.
Look at this view.
RICARDO: This is gotta be an addition, Jen.
Look, this is a former exterior wall.
JEN: Oh.
And I'm certainly seeing some more modern touches.
And through these French doors, they've set it up as a playroom.
Multipurpose is the word out here.
RICARDO: Absolutely.
Well, let's keep looking.
JEN: Okay.
Let's follow the windows.
Well, as much as I mourn leaving the sunroom, it's nice to be back in the original construction of the house.
RICARDO: It's nice to have a formal dining room too, and entertain a large number of people.
And you've got another beautiful chandelier.
So let's see what's through here.
JEN: Oh, maybe the kitchen?
RICARDO: I hope so.
JEN: This is different.
RICARDO: Okay, I like that it's kind of fun and funky.
I love this layout.
JEN: This is really smart what they've done extending the countertop from the wall.
So not only do you have extra counter space storage, but you also have...
BOTH: Seating!
JEN: And some of the changes that they've made, like the glass-facing cabinets.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: They'll have the vintage feel.
RICARDO: Yeah.
You're not betraying the historical sense of the home.
JEN: And then look at this.
RICARDO: This exterior vent.
JEN: Two of those in one episode.
RICARDO: Yeah.
I love that they kept that.
JEN: I think it's time for us to head upstairs.
RICARDO: Yeah.
Yeah.
After you.
JEN: Okay.
RICARDO: I have been dying to come up these stairs since we walked in.
JEN: So great.
Let's go this way.
RICARDO: Oh, more stairs.
This is not a traditional design.
Stairs coming up into a bedroom.
Have you seen that before?
JEN: No.
And it's a really good size.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: Lots of light in here.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: They kept the crown molding going.
RICARDO: Oh, yeah.
JEN: It looks like maybe we have a bathroom over here.
RICARDO: Okay.
Ooh.
JEN: It's a Jack and Jill.
RICARDO: So fun.
JEN: It's really keeping with the vintage feel of the rest of the home.
RICARDO: And I'm actually kind of digging the beadboard here.
JEN: Yeah, but how cute is that little stained-glass window.
I just love it.
It really ties this whole space together.
RICARDO: It's adorbs.
JEN: Let's go ahead and check out the next bedroom.
RICARDO: Okay.
Another nice size bedroom right here.
JEN: Yeah.
Good views too.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: Let's see what's behind this door.
All right.
Bathroom.
RICARDO: Got more beadboard in here.
JEN: I like that they're keeping that consistent with the bathrooms and the stand-up shower's awesome.
RICARDO: Yeah.
Nice.
JEN: Across the hall.
Another nice big bedroom.
RICARDO: This must be the primary.
We've got these huge windows in here on both sides.
JEN: Yeah.
And this door over here, I'm thinking closet.
RICARDO: I think it's a bathroom.
JEN: Let's see.
RICARDO: All right, let's see who's gonna win.
JEN: Oh, man.
We bust again.
RICARDO: Oh.
JEN: But what a great bonus space.
RICARDO: Yeah, I would use this for the exercise room.
JEN: Yeah, there's so much beautiful natural light in here and I really like the color.
RICARDO: Oh, I'm a big fan of the color in here.
I think we do have that downstairs basement area that we need to check out.
JEN: Oh, let's go.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Oh, a little step down.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: Oh.
This is a fantastic bonus space.
You've got some pretty high ceilings.
JEN: And it looks like there's a really nice-sized bedroom down here as well.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: I'm excited to see what else there is.
RICARDO: Let's go up these stairs here.
JEN: Okay.
(Ricardo gasps) RICARDO: Look at this.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: You got a full kitchen down here.
JEN: Brand new appliances.
And look at the original stone wall.
I'm glad they didn't cover it up and you can still kind of feel the history down here.
RICARDO: Yes, absolutely.
JEN: Well, we've done it.
RICARDO: Yeah.
I've been paying attention.
So I am ready to find Greg and play this game.
JEN: All right.
Best of luck, friend.
RICARDO: You too.
JEN: Let's hope somebody gets a win.
GREG: Jen and Ricardo, welcome back.
What'd you think of house number three?
RICARDO: It was a beautiful blend of old and new.
JEN: That sunroom was the smartest thing they could have put on this house.
What a gorgeous add-on.
It just really opened up the space and added even more light.
RICARDO: The molding with that dental detail is so fantastic.
And this beautiful fireplace mantle here.
All of these old touches really elevated the space and made it warm and inviting.
GREG: Did you guys see that exposed granite in the lower level?
JEN: Oh, I was so happy that they kept that.
It was such a nice touch to show the age of the home.
RICARDO: Yeah and you have a bedroom down there.
You have a living space.
You also have a full kitchen.
GREG: Certainly could be an in-law suite, another bedroom area, even income producing.
So this home has five bedrooms, three and a half baths, 3,525 square feet that includes the basement.
Built in 1874 with additional renovations throughout the years.
JEN: We've bused all day, so I think I'm gonna go a little more conservative than I should.
I'm gonna guess 754,900.
GREG: Okay.
RICARDO: I too do not want to bust again.
So I'm gonna say 760.
GREG: The list price of this property... is $890,000.
RICARDO: I'm a winner!
(Jen laughs) One of us finally wins something!
Oh, thank God I went low.
JEN: Yeah.
RICARDO: But I feel like whoever gets this like really is gonna get a lot of bang for their buck here at Ellicott City.
JEN: Yeah.
And then to pair those housing prices with this quaint town, it kind of feels like a match made in heaven.
RICARDO: Yeah, thank you so much, Greg, for showing us around Ellicott City.
GREG: Of course.
RICARDO: It's been a real treat.
GREG: It was my pleasure.
It really, really was.
If you guys got a little bit more time, there's a great restaurant just around the corner called Kelsey's Restaurant, an Irish pub.
JEN: Ooh, Irish pub.
I could use a shepherd's pie after this house.
Let's go.
RICARDO: Yeah.
We worked up an appetite.
JEN: All right.
RICARDO: I am so glad one of us won today.
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