97 Tremont Circle

History:

This designated city landmark is a fascinating example of Victorian eclecticism.
The date of construction is unknown, but its present form is due to Nelson L. Button, who bought it 1865, after moving from Boston.
Three generations of Buttons lived here until 1973, when Nelson's granddaughter, Editha, died at age 85 in the bed and room in which she was born.
Mark Van Volkinburg and Sheppard Williams bought the house from her estate in 1975, during which the house was vacant and damaged from fire.
The Newburgs puchased the house in 1977 and completed its restoration.

Many of the original features survived throughout the years.
The downstairs doors are painted in a false wood pattern called "graining" which is often mistaken for real mahogany.
The sliding doors between the study and dining room have brass hardware embossed with five honey bees, the emblem of Napoleon's family, a Francophile touch.
The kitchen still has its tin ceiling, walnut and oak wainscotting, and an original hand pump that brought water from a cistern in the cellar.
The butler pantry, now a bathroom, has retained its original tin ceiling and walls, built in 1865 refirgerator, and 1895 sink.
The upstairs has rosewood grained doors, parquet floors, and a cherry banister.
Elements similar to the Landmark Society Brewster-Burke House are the unusual porch columns of Egyptian style, and the etched glass panels in the from door.