Julia Child's iconic home hits the market
The Washington DC home of famed chef Julia Child has hit the market with an asking price of $3.5 million.
Child lived at the 290-square metre yellow clapboard house, where she created some of her most famous dishes that appeared in her book, Master the Art of French Cooking, between 1948 and 1959.
The three-bedroom and three-and-a-half bathroom home has been restored and renovated by its current owner, Rory Veveers-Carter, since he purchased it for $935,000 in 2015.
It also underwent renovations during Child’s time, when she installed a $400 Garland Model stove that is now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Now, the kitchen features stainless steel Viking appliances, an eight-burner cooktop stove, double stacked ovens, a wooden hearth, and a wine fridge.
But, the original kitchen walls and window that appeared on Child’s cooking shows have remained untouched.
“Encased in glass, this window to history that sparked an American food revolution is a classic conversation starter for guests,” the listing said.
The listing also revealed that Mr Veveers-Carter's grandmother was an "avid watcher of Julia's cooking shows" and was drawn to the home after "the building fell into disrepair … work(ing) tirelessly to preserve this landmark house".
Along with the famed kitchen where Child created many of her well-known recipes, the house has an open-plan design including an office, living room, foyer, fireplace and powder room.
The upstairs floor houses a master bedroom and ensure, as well as two other bedrooms, with one that comes with an adjacent full bath.
Mr Veveers-Carter also transformed the space under the kitchen into a den, laundry area and private Turkish steam room.
According to the Washington Post, the home was first built in 1869 by African American architect Edgar Murphy, who lived there with his family until his death in 1908.
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