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A College Hill Homecoming

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It took a lot for these homeowners to leave their two-acre homestead in Barrington. What it took, exactly, was an 1850s home in the heart of College Hill. “We bought it a year ago in May,” says the homeowner. “We raised our family in Barrington for 16 years, and we decided we wanted to move back to the East Side where we had our first child. We wanted the energy of it.” But no sleepy side street would do - their dream home had to be right in the epicenter of the East Side. “We wanted to be back in College Hill, culturally, for ourselves and for our kids. We wanted its excitement and energy.”

The couple has three teenagers and two dogs - the Frenchie is in this photo, on the couch. When they purchased the home, they decided to use what they already had. “Every single item in this room means something,” the homeowner says. “We’ve either collected it as a family or inherited it. There’s a photo over the fireplace that my father-in-law took.”

“We’ve had everything in there for years,” she continues. “It has a good feel because it’s our lives. It’s what we moved with us. It has really great, loving energy. I’m a big believer in that. It really makes a room happy.”

The house, built in 1852, had an addition built by Providence’s Kite Architects in 2012. Because the previous owners had made such expensive updates, this family didn’t need to do much to create a beautiful space. “At the end of the day, the 13-foot ceilings and that molding are enough. The person who built it in the 1800s knew what they were doing. I’ve always loved how you go to a house in Europe and it’s eclectic, but it’s simple. I like simple things and I like things quirky: That really is us.”

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