Live On The Cobble Hill Block Winston Churchill's Mom Called Home

COBBLE HILL, BROOKLYN — Brooklynites looking for their brush with British history without leaving the borough might be interested in an impressive house that just went on the market in Cobble Hill.

The Amity Street four-story home sits on the same Cobble Hill Historic District block where Winston Churchill's mom grew up before she became a British socialite, according to Brownstoner. Lady Randolph Churchill, back then known as Jennie Jerome, lived just a few houses over from the available 187 Amity Street townhouse with her family, according to the Cobble Hill Association.

The $4.8 million home also has some historical significance of its own.

Built in 1847 in the Gothic Revival style, the home was a pair of houses built by William H. Hays, a ship's captain, for himself and his daughter.

The 25-foot wide duplex still has much of its original detailing, including a parlor floor with 12-foot ceilings and gold veined black marble fireplace mantels. It also includes detailed hardwood floors, pocket doors with stained glass panels and front floor-to-ceiling windows, according to the listing.

Upstairs, buyers will find a 2,300-square-feet section of the duplex that has three and a half bedrooms and two full bathrooms, "with a mix of wide plank, parquet and hardwood floors, high ceilings and three decorative fireplaces-two of which have black and gold veined marble mantles."

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.