PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER
Liz Walters at 121 Washington St., one of the three 18th century Marblehead homes she will show on HGTV tonight.
BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE
MARBLEHEAD — Marblehead’s vintage charm will hit the big screen tonight.
HGTV will feature three antique properties and a local realtor in an episode of “Hunting Vintage” at 10 p.m.
Liz Walters, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, will tour three 1700s-era houses with clients Christopher and Andrea Beane. The couple live in town, but were seeking a home with more history.
“I love HGTV and this show,” said Walters. “I watch it with my kids. Being on the show was kind a ‘pinch me’ moment. I’m proud to be on it.”
They toured 121 Washington St., a six-room home with 3,900-square-feet of living space that was listed for $799,900, 26 Franklin St., a home that was built in 1747 and listed for $839,900 before it went under agreement, and 3 Elm St., a seven-room, 2,232-square-foot, three-bedroom house that has been on the market since the fall of 2015 and has seen its price drop to $839,000 from $972,000, according to the MLS Property Information Network.
Walters said she can’t reveal which house they bought due to a contract with the cable TV program.
“‘Hunting Vintage’” focuses on the architectural details,” Walters said. “A lot of attention is paid to the details, how it fits with the age and history of the house and also how it fits in with the community. It wasn’t just a matter of whether they liked the curb appeal.”
While the couple had a maximum budget of $1 million, they viewed properties that were in the $800,000 range. The homes varied in the amount of construction that they needed to be completed.
“Washington Street had been gutted and partially renovated,” she said. “It still needed a considerable amount of work.”
The Elm Street home had much of the antique charm the couple was looking for, but the kitchen had been redone, she said.
“Franklin Street had maintained its antique structure and was half old and half new with an addition on the back,” Walters said. “The folks were on the fence with whether they were looking for a rehab project or looking for a home.”
Andrea is the owner of Prema Power Yoga on Essex Street in Marblehead. Christopher is the director of development and marketing for New Hampshire-based Blue Water Construction and Development.
Walters said the show’s producers asked if she had any clients looking at historical homes last winter. She then went through a screening process, including interviews and an audition tape. The episode was taped in a week in January.
“It was a lot of hard work, but the show, the producers and the staff are amazing and hard working,” Walters said.
Bridget Turcotte can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @BridgetTurcotte.
