One of the oldest wood-frame houses in Brooklyn Heights asks $4.9M

April 21, 2026

Photos courtesy of Virginia Carey for Brown Harris Stevens

Among the oldest surviving wooden homes in Brooklyn Heights, this Federal-style home at 25 Cranberry Street was built around 1790 as a farmhouse. Beginning in 1995, preservation-minded residents carefully stripped away the layers to reveal many of the home’s original details that lay hidden for generations, from painted plaster to wood-plank flooring. Now asking $4.9 million, the four-story, 3,200-square-foot home is ready for 21st-century owners to appreciate the history behind its walls.

As Brownstoner reported, the street names and numbers of Brooklyn have changed over the years. The home at 25 Cranberry Street actually was 45 Cranberry Street until it was renumbered in the 1870s.

The townhouse offers four floors of living space containing 10 rooms, including four bedrooms. Details like wood-burning fireplaces provide the same warmth and beauty as they did centuries ago, though multi-zone recirculating hot water heat assures modern comfort.

The original layout has been retained; the home’s lower floors include a library and kitchen on the garden level. On the parlor floor are a more formal dining room and parlor.

Bedrooms occupy the top two floors. The primary chamber is on the second floor, along with a full bath. Every corner of the home gets sunlight from northern and southern exposures. There also is the option of raising the rear roof on the top floor for a unique sky view.

A quaint covered porch offers shelter and a view of the garden, where boundary stones remain from the original farmhouse. The coveted “fruit street” location has some of the city’s most breathtaking sunset views of the Manhattan skyline.

[Listing details: 25 Cranberry Street by Joan Goldberg of Brown Harris Stevens]

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Photos courtesy of Virginia Carey for Brown Harris Stevens