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Step Inside a Victorian Hideaway Just Minutes from the DC Beltway
Clip: Season 4 Episode 4 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Tour the Cory House, an enchanting 1880s Victorian tucked into the heart of Old Town College Park.
During their visit to College Park, Maryland, Jen and Ricardo tour the Cory House, an enchanting 1880s Victorian tucked into the heart of Old Town College Park. With five bedrooms, two baths, and 2,600 square feet of preserved elegance, this house offers stunning stained-glass windows, a vintage three-sided fireplace, and a kitchen with rustic exposed beams.
If You Lived Here is a local public television program presented by WETA
If You Lived Here
Step Inside a Victorian Hideaway Just Minutes from the DC Beltway
Clip: Season 4 Episode 4 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
During their visit to College Park, Maryland, Jen and Ricardo tour the Cory House, an enchanting 1880s Victorian tucked into the heart of Old Town College Park. With five bedrooms, two baths, and 2,600 square feet of preserved elegance, this house offers stunning stained-glass windows, a vintage three-sided fireplace, and a kitchen with rustic exposed beams.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDON: Welcome to house number three, also known as the Cory House.
This is an 1880s Victorian nestled in the middle of Old Town College Park.
RICARDO: Nestled is the word I was thinking of.
I mean, just from the street it's kind of hard to even see the house because it's surrounded by all of this landscaping.
DON: It certainly feels like you're far away, but we are blocks from the University of Maryland and Route 1.
And the Trolley Trail is just about a block away.
JEN: I think it's faster sometimes to take your bike than your car.
DON: Oh, certainly in this area.
(laughs) So Dr. Cory, a University of Maryland graduate, was one of the original residents, named after him on the Historic Register.
And originally, this house would've had a unique three-sided fireplace.
It's only visible from one side, but you can't help but see it as you walk through some of the rooms.
I hope you guys fall in love with this house as much as I have.
JEN: I think chances are good.
All right.
DON: See you later.
JEN: Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited.
Whoa.
I really do feel like I'm in a different time period.
Have you ever seen a house with stained glass like this?
RICARDO: I am in love with the windows and I love this banistered staircase.
It's definitely like going right back in time.
You don't see anything like this.
JEN: I think that there's gonna be a lot to coo over in this place.
RICARDO: Well, let's start cooin'.
JEN: All right.
Look at these windows.
RICARDO: Oh.
JEN: They are taller than you.
RICARDO: Oh, that's fantastic.
And look at these floors.
A good mix of wood, but they're holding up really nicely.
JEN: Yeah, and I see a pop of color this way, so why don't we head over here?
RICARDO: All right.
JEN: Oh.
I would fill this up in a second.
RICARDO: Yeah, and I love how the red also picks up the red in the stained glass too.
JEN: Yes.
RICARDO: All right, let's see.
No, what is this?
JEN: Blast from the past.
RICARDO: This takes me back to elementary school.
JEN: Well, let's not linger in the past too long and keep going, shall we?
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Awe.
RICARDO: This is absolutely gorgeous.
Oh, wow.
This is the fireplace that Don was talking about.
JEN: My grandmother has the same type of fireplace in her house, so this fireplace specifically, like, really touches my heart.
RICARDO: Aw.
JEN: That tile work is beautiful.
I'm actually a little disappointed to not see it as the three sided fireplace.
So there would've been one side in this library room and the other side... RICARDO: In the living room.
JEN: In the living room.
I wonder what the tile looked like on those.
RICARDO: I bet that was spectacular.
JEN: Well, let's see what else we got.
Oh.
RICARDO: This is huge.
JEN: Yeah, definitely been well loved.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: But I see what you're looking at.
RICARDO: Yes, let's talk about it.
JEN: This is, like, the crown jewel of this kitchen.
RICARDO: Classic, shiny, sleek.
JEN: Yeah, and I like that they stayed with white appliances... RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: Throughout because, let's be honest, a silver fridge in here really wouldn't be the way to go.
RICARDO: Yeah, and I like the exposed beam.
JEN: Yeah.
RICARDO: That's a great touch.
JEN: It's definitely giving farmhouse feel.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
I know there's a lot more house that we really have to see and I wanna get up those stairs.
JEN: Let's explore.
RICARDO: Let's go.
JEN: All right.
There's a lot of options.
Why don't we just go to the closest room?
RICARDO: All right.
JEN: Oh, wow.
This is a good size.
RICARDO: Yeah, we've seen Victorian style homes before.
JEN: Right.
RICARDO: But I have to say, being in a real Victorian style home, you just can't beat it.
JEN: And how great to have the stained glass windows?
All right, let's keep it moving.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: All right, another nice size bedroom.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm, I love the double window in this room.
JEN: Yeah, me too.
I love being able to see the Magnolia tree.
Lots of room to grow in here.
RICARDO: Yeah.
Okay, step down into, oh.
JEN: Wow.
RICARDO: This is an enormous bathroom.
JEN: I feel like you could film a period piece in this bathroom.
RICARDO: And you've got the exposed pipe here, which is retro, too, under the sink.
JEN: And the fixtures are so cool.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: But I think the most exciting part is the clawfoot tub.
RICARDO: That is stellar.
JEN: This one's gonna be tough.
It ain't gonna be 1880 pricing, I'll tell you that.
RICARDO: No, ma'am.
JEN: Well, let's go and get some redemption.
RICARDO: Let's go.
JEN: Hey.
DON: Well, welcome back, guys.
So what did you think?
JEN: This house was dreamy in its own unique way.
RICARDO: So much about this house resonated in ways that new construction wouldn't.
DON: Four homeowners really loved it and preserved what this house is, because it really is a rare and special house.
RICARDO: The stained glass windows throughout the entire home were absolutely beautiful.
DON: And what did you think of that kitchen?
RICARDO: Well, the ceilings in there, those exposed beams, were a fantastic choice.
JEN: And I like that they went with all white appliances because obviously that stove is not of this era.
DON: How about the fireplace?
RICARDO: I can't even imagine what it was like when it was visible on all three sides, but just the one side was impressive on its own.
DON: Definitely.
JEN: And I can't believe that we're in College Park, Maryland.
RICARDO: I can't believe we're literally, like, five minutes from our office.
JEN: I know.
DON: So the Cory House has five bedrooms, two baths, is 2,600 square feet, built in 1880.
RICARDO: I'm gonna say, um, 875.
JEN: I'm gonna go lower and I'm gonna guess 855.
RICARDO: Okay.
DON: The house listed for $900,000.
RICARDO: Oh.
DON: Ricardo's got it.
RICARDO: Oh.
JEN: Congratulations.
RICARDO: I am a winner.
To own something that is hundreds of years old, a beautiful piece of history.
JEN: Kind of priceless.
RICARDO: A beautiful piece of land, yeah, I think it's priceless.
DON: I certainly think so.
RICARDO: Yeah.
DON: Thank you for joining me in College Park today and what's say we go grab something to eat at one of my favorite places in College Park, Northwest Chinese.
JEN: One of my favorites, too.
RICARDO: Oh, I haven't been, yeah.
JEN: All right, yeah.
RICARDO: Let's go.
DON: Well, let's head over there.
JEN: All right, let's go.
RICARDO: Great, I'll drive.
DON: Great.
JEN: And buy.
RICARDO: Whoa.
(laughs).
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