The Boston Globe reported recently that Julia Child’s house is for sale — for a cool $4.35 million. Before jumping in with a bid, you should understand the house doesn’t include the kitchen with Julia’s big Garland stove and the famous peg board her husband, Paul, put up in the kitchen with tracings of her pots so she’d know where to hang them; they’ve all been shipped to the Smithsonian.
Still, it’s a great place. It’s in Cambridge, Mass., practically on the Harvard campus and within walking distance of the places where Julia might have done her grocery shopping. If you’re anything of a name dropper, you can let the people behind the counter know that whatever it is you’re buying is going straight to Julia’s kitchen.
Also, it’s a terrific house for entertaining. With a double parlor and plenty of open space, it’s perfect for guests to move around with drinks in their hands. For guests with other things on their minds, the realtor lists “more private areas with cozy nooks.”
The only downside is the basement isn’t heated, but I can practically guarantee if you ask around, you’ll have no trouble finding someone who’ll be happy to come over and give you an estimate for putting in heat.
For culinary history buffs who’ve never been impressed with the idea of spending the night in the Lincoln bedroom in the White House, the chance to sleep in the Child master suite might be all you need to give the realtor a call.
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