Welcome to 173 Garfield Place, where classic charm meets everyday comfort. This inviting home features beautifully proportioned, large-scale rooms and gleaming hardwood floors throughout, creating a warm and timeless feel from the moment you enter.

The spacious living room is anchored by a striking brick wood-burning fireplace, perfect for cozy evenings, and flows seamlessly into a bright sunroom—ideal for a home office, playroom, or peaceful retreat. An elegant dining room offers generous space for entertaining, complete with beautiful built-ins for both display and storage. The layout continues effortlessly into the kitchen, with the added convenience of an attached laundry room, powder room, and direct access to a screened-in porch—perfect for enjoying warm-weather dining or relaxing evenings.

Upstairs, you’ll find three generously sized bedrooms, all with hardwood floors and ample closet space, along with a full bath featuring a tiled shower, separate tub, and charming vintage tilework.
The unfinished third floor offers high ceilings and expansive space, presenting an exciting opportunity for future expansion. A full unfinished basement provides even more potential to customize to your needs. Recent updates include a new boiler and new heating flue.

With its classic details, flexible spaces, and room to grow, this home is ready to be enjoyed and reimagined.

173 Garfield Place List of Improvement

ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS:

• • New electrical service from the utility pole/weather cap/meter/electrical panel and subpanel (100 amp service)
  • New circuits to all 2nd floor rooms. Dedicated 20 amp outlet next to the window in each bedroom for air conditioners. A GFCI outlet in the bathroom next to the sink
  • Electric service restored to the garage, breaker panel and outdoor outlet added
  • Three dimmable sconces added to the dining room, wiring/switches

ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

• • New boiler ( 2026)
  • Chimney brick and flu replaced from the roofline to the top (spring 2026
  • Water heater replaced. (w/in last 7 years)
  • Blown in insulation in every vertical wall, 1st and 2nd floor
  • Insulation installed throughout the attic, ventilation from the eve to the ridge vents.
  • New Anderson windows in sunroom
  • Attic fan motor serviced

COSMETIC

• • Interior paint throughout (2026)
  • Completely removed / restored front steps
  • Custom-made radiator covers for bedrooms
  • Dining room cupboards rebuilt, new drawers and “slow-close” hardware.
  • New baseboard cap moulding throughout, matching original shape. A new knife was cut to create the shape as the profile is no longer sold. (Extra base cap is in the attic.)
  • Ceilings in need of repair were taken down in multiple rooms. All rebuilt w/molding reinstalled. The bevel cut ceiling at the landing of the stairs also created.

When we moved into our home twenty-four years ago, we never imagined the profound and long-lasting impact this amazing community would have on us and our daughter Leah. We are so glad after a long search in 2002 that we decided to buy a house in Maplewood.

Each of us has been impacted by this home and community in different ways with different perspectives.

Lisa: I’m so grateful for the families and the moms I connected with and felt supported by during Leah’s school years. I’m part of a trio of moms that still keep in touch, and even though our girls (now young women) are in college, we continue to enjoy sharing news, meeting up for coffee or dinner when we can, and reminiscing about the intersection of our lives and the opportunities made available to our children growing up in Maplewood: school plays and concerts (so much artistic talent in Maplewood!), Back-to-School nights, conferences with supportive and talented teachers, a high school prom that showcased glamor and individual style (so impressive!), exploring the parks and spending many hours reading books in the public library (now beautifully renovated), and graduations that made us tear up and wonder, where did all the years go? I am so grateful that Leah grew up in Maplewood and is now the well-rounded, generous, and kind human being I always hoped she would be.

Todd: After a long search for our first home, we finally found 173 Garfield Place and it’s been a keeper! It has all the old school features and charm we wanted. We’ve done our best to improve and care for it. And I’ve always loved that the front door faces the sun

We have been very fortunate to find our neighbors, the community, schools and local amenities very welcoming. Here you will find yourself in close proximity to a quick jitney ride to the train, a short walk to the town pool, and a brief walk to Clinton Elementary School 3 blocks away where you can play on the field and playground. It’s where Leah went to school and first learned how to ride a bike! So many memories.

But we can’t forget mentioning the Village for shopping, restaurants, and ice cream treats. It offers so much and is a 5-minute drive. Lots to explore! We are also grateful for the neighbors who would lend a helping hand without hesitation, the years of block parties with the best music, and the open mindedness this community has bestowed on our daughter at such a young age. The generosity and community we have experienced here is firmly fixed in our hearts and minds, and we know that after only a short time at 173 Garfield Place, you will find the same to be true

We wish you all the joy and laughter life will bring you at 173 Garfield Plac

Best,

The current owners