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This uniquely restored and meticulously maintained Victorian home, with exceptional details, is set amid mature landscaping on an oversized lot and awaits a new owner who appreciates its incomparable features: a heated and air-conditioned four-car garage, an oversized driveway that accommodates multiple vehicles, a superb location, one block from Narberth’s welcoming assortment of shops and restaurants equal to urban amenities. Captivating curb appeal will immediately entice you to walk through the picket fence gate, up the stone path bordered by azalea bushes to a covered front porch. You then enter the impressively large front door into a two-story foyer, adorned with a crystal chandelier, decorative fireplace, and stained-glass window. The foyer leads to the sundrenched living room illuminated with oversized windows that are framed with distinctive molding. Attractive bow windows overlooking the garden brighten the dining room which is enhanced with a stylish built-in China cabinet. Pocket doors allow you to seclude the dining room from the foyer and living room. The generously sized eat-in kitchen offers seating at the breakfast bar with additional room for a table and chairs. Generous counter space (all granite) and floor-to-ceiling cabinets offer ample prep and storage space. Two interior staircases, one from the foyer and the other from the kitchen, provide easy access to the second floor. From the foyer, ascend the open and airy Victorian staircase, enhanced by two large stained glass windows, to the second floor where you will find three bedrooms. The primary bedroom features a large, walk-in, custom closet that used to be another bedroom. The second and third bedrooms each overlook the garden. Two bathrooms (one combined with the laundry room) service the three bedrooms. The lovely staircase continues to a third floor with three additional bedrooms that can be also used as a home gym, an office, a playroom, a craft room, or an au pair suite along with a large storage room featuring a tall built-in storage cabinet. The attic, insulated for energy efficiency, is accessible from the third-floor full bathroom. The home blends substantial modern conveniences with numerous antique features: an oversized, oak front door, 8 stained glass windows, wood floors throughout with decorative inlays in the foyer, living and dining rooms, 10-foot-high ceilings with oversized windows (first floor), an antique gas fireplace, and two claw-foot tubs. Extra storage is available in the unfinished basement with direct access from the kitchen and back yard. The grounds feature a white picket fence framing the front yard, adorned in the spring with daffodils and draped with clematis and roses throughout the summer. More of the garden can be enjoyed from the front porch (think morning coffee, afternoon reading, and happy hour) which extends along the entire width of the house and wraps around to the front door. Enjoy the garden from your hot tub in the seclusion of your back patio. A large, shady side yard is the perfect place for family activities or to relax in the garden’s serenity. Abundant flowers begin blooming in spring & continuing until the first frost! This coveted walkable neighborhood rarely sees a home offering so much that is also conveniently located to Narberth’s appealing downtown, including a short walk to SEPTA’s Regional Rail Line to Center City Philadelphia (3 stops to 30th Street Station) and Lower Merion’s award-winning schools. |
