Bonfils Mansion hits market

• Sellers are as interesting as the home.

Bonfils Mansion

The stately and historic Bonfils Mansion in Capitol Hill is on the market for the first time in 17 years.

Or at least three quarters of it is.

It’s complicated.

The French Mediterranean home, with 5,028 square feet of finished space and a total of 6,064 square feet at 707 Washington St., was subdivided into three condominium units in 1985, said Ken Miller, ofKentwood City Properties, who is listing the 105-year-old home for $1.635 million.

Even without re-combining two condo units into one, the home being sold by Furmansky and his wife, Dyana Z. Furmansky, an established environmental journalist and author, is in a class to itself, Miller said.

At the same time, the owners didn’t ignore modern updates, either.

“For example, in 2010 they put in this high-tech, German heating and coolingsystem,” Miller said. “It is very cutting edge and high-tech. It cost $25,000.”

Another example: an elevator connects the basement and the main and second levels.

“ And they have this fabulous William Ohs-designed gourmet kitchen,” Miller said.

The kitchen includes Subzero, Asko and Dacor appliances, an eating area and new Terrazzo flooring.

Other home highlights:

• The sun-filled living room with French doors on three sides features a Carrera marble wet bar with custom cabinetry, plus a full refrigerator and shelving.
• An elegant dining room with original details is scaled for large, formal dinner parties.
• The library is appointed with custom shelving, and the master suite with mountain views is highlighted by a dressing room and sitting area, two marble bathrooms, one with asteam shower and the other with a refrigerator and expansive walk-in closet.

The home also has more than 2,100 square feet of veranda and terraces on three sides  and a huge family room in the finished walk-out basement.

“The basement is zoned so that it could be used as a professional office or an art gallery,” Miller said, about the home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

“The Bonfils House brings a touch of Europe to Denver,” according to the National Register of Historic Places, when it listed the home in 1974.

For a virtual tour of this home, please visit Bonfils Mansion.