Condos for Sale with a Fireplace in Beacon Hill, Boston
A working fireplace is one of the features people ask about most in Beacon Hill, and roughly half the condominiums listed there have one. Browse all Beacon Hill condominiums, create a free account to save this search and receive new listing alerts, or call City Central Realty at 617-236-2020 for local guidance.
Search Beacon Hill, Boston Condos for Sale with a Fireplace
Beacon Hill was built between the seventeen nineties and the eighteen fifties, before central heating, so nearly every room in the original houses had a hearth. What survives today ranges from fully working wood burning fireplaces with restored flues to decorative mantels closed off long ago. The distinction matters, because relining a flue in a brick party wall chimney is a real project and the historic district reviews exterior work. Units on Chestnut, Mount Vernon, Pinckney and the streets off Charles show these most often. City Central Realty can find out which type a listing has.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are these fireplaces working?
- Some are and some are decorative. The listing does not always say, so it is worth asking whether the flue has been lined and inspected and whether the association allows wood burning.
- Does the historic district affect the chimney?
- Yes. Beacon Hill is a protected historic district and exterior changes visible from a public way, including chimney and roof work, generally require review before the work proceeds.
- What should be inspected?
- A Level 2 chimney inspection covering the flue liner, the condition of the shared chimney stack, draft, and any past repairs, along with the association's position on wood burning.
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