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  • $1,958,800

    26 Russell Ave, Watertown, MA 02472

    7beds
    3,594sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1870
    10,454 Square Feet Lot
    $1,958,800 Zestimate®
    $545/sqft
    $7,428 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $1,958,800

    $1.80M - $2.14M

    $7,428/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    Grand Stick-Style luxurious Victorian home. Corner lot. One of Watertown's most beautiful residential side streets. House chosen by Historical Society to showcase historic preservation. Remarkable sun exposures.Thoughtful layout. Living space for family, entertaining, privacy. Versatility of 6 bedrooms, 2 studies, 3 full baths. Eat-in kitchen to new private back porch for summer meals; new patio; exquisite gardens bursting with flowering perennials. Elegant newly painted interior & exterior. Gorgeous period detail, high ceilings, oversized windows, stately wood floors, 2 fireplaces. New central AC, 3 zones. New on-demand HW. Large laundry on 1st floor. Very spacious basement: high ceiling. Storage space throughout home. New handsome driveway, new garage roof & garage door. Very close bus service to Harvard, Watertown Squares. Drive to Harvard Sq. in 12-minutes, Boston in 20. Quality design & workmanship beckons discriminating buyers seeking very special residence.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 7
    • Bathrooms: 3
    • Full bathrooms: 3
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Features
    • Basement: Partially finished
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 3,594 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: Garage - Detached
    Features
    • Exterior features: Wood
    Lot
    • Size: 10,454 Square Feet
    Details
    • Parcel number: WATEM1102B0004AL0000

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    Materials
    • Frame
    • Roof: Slate
    Condition
    • Year built: 1870

    Community & HOA

    Location
    • Region: Watertown

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $545/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $1,610,600
    • Annual tax amount: $18,812

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    7/31/2019Sold$1,416,250-7.1%$394/sqft
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    6/8/2019Pending sale$1,525,000$424/sqft
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    5/29/2019Listed for sale$1,525,000+214.4%$424/sqft
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    4/29/1994Sold$485,000$135/sqft
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    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$18,812 +6.5%$1,610,600 +6.7%
    2024$17,668 -3%$1,510,100 +12.6%
    2023$18,220 +3.7%$1,341,700 +1.1%
    2022$17,576 +9.3%$1,326,500 +1.1%
    2021$16,079 +17.5%$1,312,600 +16.4%
    2020$13,690 +4%$1,127,700 +10.3%
    2019$13,163 +6.6%$1,022,000 +11.5%
    2018$12,343 -3%$916,300
    2017$12,727 +5.9%$916,300 +4.3%
    2016$12,023 -9%$878,900
    2015$13,210 +0.5%$878,900
    2014$13,148 +1.9%$878,900
    2013$12,902 +0.7%$878,900 -1.2%
    2012$12,812 +1.7%$889,700 -1.7%
    2011$12,599 +3.1%$905,100 -1.4%
    2010$12,223 +12.2%$918,300 +3.2%
    2009$10,896 +6.8%$890,200 -0.7%
    2008$10,207 +7.2%$896,100 -1.7%
    2007$9,525 -5%$911,500 +1.5%
    2006$10,026 +7.6%$897,600 +5.1%
    2005$9,320 +11.3%$854,300 +5.6%
    2004$8,376 -17.2%$809,300 +1.2%
    2003$10,115 +6.5%$799,600 +5.3%
    2002$9,501 +15.2%$759,500 +23.3%
    2000$8,248 +8.7%$616,000 +15.4%
    1999$7,587 $533,900
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    Neighborhood: 02472

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