Princeton, NJ
176 Westcott Road
Two homes in one, with a private-entrance in-law suite, walk to town
$1,750,000
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A Western Section brick residence built to hold two households at once: a walkout in-law suite with its own entrance below, a full floor of vaulted skylit space above, and everyday living on the level between, linked by a circular turret staircase.
Set in Princeton's coveted Western Section, walkable to downtown and minutes from the train, 176 Westcott Road is built to hold two households at once. Three floors, each tuned to a different rhythm of daily life, are linked by a signature circular turret and its sculptural open staircase.
The walkout lower level works as a second home, with its own private entrance: a curved exposed-brick great room, leaded-glass doors to the gardens, a kitchenette, a bedroom, and a full bath. Room for parents, adult children, live-in help, or an office wing that never crosses the main house.
The main level keeps everyday life on one floor. A light-filled great room is defined by classical Ionic columns and arched display niches, with oak hardwood floors throughout. The granite kitchen pairs a center island and gas cooktop with glass-front cabinetry and a walk-in pantry, flowing to the living and dining rooms and out to a sun-drenched conservatory wrapped in glass. A private primary suite, two guest bedrooms, and a hall bath complete the floor.
The entire top floor is one vaulted, skylit room: a studio, an office suite, a gym, or all three. Crowning it and the conservatory below is a collection of high-end, WiFi-enabled VELUX solar-powered skylights with motorized shades, more than $30,000 invested in natural light. A half bath and access to the brick-walled turret crown complete the level.
Outside, privacy walls and mature evergreens screen the grounds: brick-paver paths, perennial gardens, a grapevine-draped pergola over the conservatory doors, and a koi pond fed by its own stone waterfall, with open lawn beyond and room to expand. Recent updates bring peace of mind: a new roof with gutters and guards (2024), a newer high-efficiency air-conditioning zone, natural-gas hot-water baseboard heat in four zones, a 200-amp service with an EV charger, and radon testing on file. Set on 0.37 acre with a two-car garage in the Princeton Public Schools district.
A private-entrance lower level with a curved exposed-brick great room, leaded-glass garden doors, a kitchenette, bedroom, and full bath. A second home under one roof.
A freestanding soaking tub and a frameless glass shower, with twin vanities beneath a chandelier, off the main-level primary suite.
The entire top floor is one vaulted room beneath WiFi-enabled VELUX solar skylights with motorized shades, with its own half bath. Studio, office suite, gym, or all three.
The signature circular turret holds an open, sculptural staircase with an ornate iron vine railing and curved exposed-brick walls, linking all three floors.
A grapevine pergola shades the leaded-glass doors into the vaulted, glass-wrapped conservatory, which sits beneath WiFi-enabled VELUX solar skylights with motorized shades.
A stone waterfall feeds a koi pond set among boulders and iris beds, inside privacy walls and mature evergreens that screen the grounds.
