One of Brooklyn’s widest townhouses — spanning more than 30 feet — asks a grand $16M
A rare, 32-foot-wide Gilded Age townhouse at 842 Carroll Street in Brooklyn's Park Slope Historic District is listed for $16 million. Built in 1887 and designed by architect C.P.H. Gilbert, the 8,200-square-foot mansion retains its original historic details while featuring modern updates. The property, once owned by industrialist George W. Kenyon, has had only four families as owners since its construction, with the current owners having purchased it in 1977.
- ▪The townhouse at 842 Carroll St. was built in 1887 and designed by architect C.P.H. Gilbert.
- ▪At 32 feet wide, it is one of the widest townhouses in Brooklyn, significantly exceeding the typical 15- to 20-foot width.
- ▪The home is located in the Park Slope Historic District and is the only one of three Gilbert-designed homes in a row that remains a single-family mansion.
- ▪It features 12 bedrooms, six bathrooms, five powder rooms, 10 woodburning fireplaces, and over 1,200 square feet of outdoor space.
- ▪The first owner, George W. Kenyon, was a Harvard classmate of Theodore Roosevelt and an early supporter of his political career.
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Jennifer Gould Real Estate exclusive gimme shelter One of Brooklyn’s widest townhouses — spanning more than 30 feet — asks a grand $16M By Jennifer Gould Published April 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET A rare, double-wide Gilded Age mansion by Prospect Park in Brooklyn is on the market for $16 million, Gimme Shelter can reveal. Built in 1887, the Park Slope mansion at 842 Carroll St. was designed by architect C.P.H. Gilbert. It’s one of three in a row designed by Gilbert and part of the Park Slope Historic District — and the only one that has retained its single-family mansion status, said listing brokers Thomas Handschiegel and Mackenzie Kyle, of Platinum Forbes Global Properties.
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