Beacon Hill townhouse off a private square on sale for $2.85M

The bones of the federal-style townhouse at 2 Mount Vernon Square in Beacon Hill date from 1869, with vestiges of that vintage remaining in the exterior, the four fireplaces, and the very setup of the seven-room place.

It’s all on sale for $2.85 million now through Brewster & Berkowitz Real Estate.

The house—which includes three and a half bathrooms and the potential for three bedrooms as well as a patio out back—is also off a private square in the neighborhood. That certainly adds more exclusivity in a Beacon Hill already with high barriers to entry.

• Beacon Hill home prices heading into fall average $1,200-plus a foot: Report [Curbed Boston]