Status: Closed
MLS#: PAPH2003360
Type: Residential - Single Family
Subdivision: Overbrook Farms
County: PHILADELPHIA
A gorgeous stone home, designed by Walter F. Price c.1912, architecturally representative of the best of Overbrook Farms, yet ready for the next owner to bring new life to its grand spaces. 6-7 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, broad center hall, high ceilings, side enclosed porch off living room and separate 17x11 library off the main hall. This residence is a diamond in the rough looking for the buyer with the good eye who will recognize it. 1st Floor: Covered entryway with built-in bench; Broad center hall; Living room that stretches from front of the house to rear with wonderful natural light, wood-burning fireplace with never-painted wood mantel, two sets of french doors that lead to heated side porch surrounded by windows; Formal dining room with crown molding; Original butler pantry with charming original cabinetry, large 1920's sink; Huge eat-in kitchen, gas cooking, refrigerator, pantry closet; Small enclosed porch with laundry (washer & dryer) and toilet room; Exit to rear grounds. 2nd Floor: Main bedroom stretches from front to back with good closets and main bathroom with shower over tub, pretty subway tile; Two more sizeable bedrooms with closets; Hall bath with good tile, shower over tub; Door to roof deck/2nd floor porch; Finally, 4th large bedroom, used for years as a private office with sconces and crown molding. 3rd Floor: Three large bedrooms; Hall bath with clawfoot tub; Large attic room. Basement: Full, unfinished, high ceiling, good floor, for many years a full workshop, now for utilities and storage with exit to outside. Off-street parking for at least 4 cars. 4 year old gas-fired steam boiler. 200 AMP circuit breaker service. Large fenced yard in the rear, perfect for play, for gardens, for relaxing either in the shade or the sun! This property is part of the Overbrook Historic District on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, a community that is truly beautiful, close to public transportation, Lankenau Hospital, St. Joseph University, a few steps to parkland and a 20 minute drive to Center City Philadelphia. This property will be conveyed "as-is". Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect it prior to making an offer. Seller will not accept inspection contingencies. A pre-listing property inspection is posted here. Easy to show.