25 Cranberry Street in Brooklyn Heights, believed to be the last original wood-frame farmhouse in the neighborhood, dates back to the late 1700s. Listed by Joan Goldberg of Brown Harris Stevens, the home is asking $4.9 million and is being offered publicly for the first time in nearly three decades.
“This house is in a class by itself,” Goldberg told the New York Post in a recent interview.
Unlike many historic homes that have been heavily renovated over time, 25 Cranberry Street stands apart. Meticulously preserved, the home maintains many original details – from wide-plank floors made of timber once used as ship ballasts to early plaster walls bearing centuries-old pigments.
Previous owners – artists themselves – took a thoughtful, almost curatorial approach, removing layers of modernization to reveal the home’s original structure rather than replacing it.
Built around the 1790s as part of a farm —well before Brooklyn’s street grid was formalized—the home predates much of the surrounding neighborhood. Its survival is a testament to both preservation efforts and a bit of good fortune, as many similar structures have been altered or lost over time.
Today, the property spans more than 3,200 square feet with four bedrooms, a library, and multiple wood-burning fireplaces.
“People who are coming want this,” Goldberg noted. “They’re looking for authenticity. Many townhouses look like condos now, frankly. They’ve taken on that very modern feeling. But we’re getting a big response from the audience that longs for something real.”
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