Luxury Homes

Luxury Home of the Week: For $10.5m, a Beacon Hill property for a green thumb

The Mount Vernon Street town home features a roof deck, elevator, a greenhouse, and a full level dedicated to the primary suite.

The property at 92 Mount Vernon St. in Beacon Hill is a Greek Revival town house overlooking Louisburg Square. BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGING

By Megan O'Brien

October 25, 2023

This week’s Luxury Home of the Week is perfect for city dwellers with a green thumb.

The Greek Revival town house at 92 Mount Vernon St. on Beacon Hill hit the market on Sept. 19 for $10,500,000. The 16-room property spans 6,876 square feet, with six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. The Rebecca Davis Tulman and Leslie Singleton Adam Team of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing.

92 Mount Vernon St Boston MA living room Luxury Home of the Week — . – BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGING

Built in 1835, the elegant property’s amenities include eight fireplaces and an elevator. The home, which sits on 0.06 of an acre, overlooks Louisburg Square and offers an additional entrance from Acorn Street — one of the most photographed streets in America. The entry level includes a foyer, formal living room, and a library with ceilings reaching nearly 12 feet, as well as pocket doors, moldings, and plaster ceiling decorations.

92 Mount Vernon St Beacon Hill Luxury Home of the Week — . – BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGING

The ground level consists of a baby blue dining room, butler’s kitchen, and an eat-in kitchen with an island that looks out on the private garden, located near the home’s own greenhouse.

92 Mount Vernon St Boston MA greenhouse Luxury Home of the Week — . – BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGING

Upstairs, the second floor is devoted exclusively to the owner’s suite, complete with built-in closets and a sitting room.

92 Mount Vernon St Boston MA bedroom Luxury Home of the Week — . – BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGING

The upper levels of our Luxury Home of the Week include spaces that can be used as a suite and a two-story artist’s window that looks out onto Louisburg Square. The third floor offers two bedrooms — one with an en-suite bathroom — as well as a laundry room and an office that can be used as an additional bedroom. The fourth level features an open living and dining space connected to a kitchen, with another bedroom and office.

A spiral staircase in the living room leads up to the fifth level, featuring a bedroom, a bathroom with skylights, and access to a roof deck serving up views of the city.