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Key Details
Sold Price $675,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 1,623 sqft
Price per Sqft $415
Subdivision Lafayette Hill
MLS Listing ID PAMC2086778
Sold Date 01/10/24
Style Ranch/Rambler,Mid-Century Modern
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 1,623
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1954
Annual Tax Amount $4,080
Tax Year 2022
Lot Size 0.315 Acres
Acres 0.31
Lot Dimensions 130.00 x 0.00
Property Description
This house, designed by Bob von Gerbig, and built in 1954, has become one of a kind, as no other house in the community has retained its original details and character with such dedication; including the complementary additions and changes made over time in keeping with the architect's original design intent. The primary focus of the house is its connection to nature, from expansive views of the distant landscapes and horizons of Erdenheim Farm, to the intimate private gardens that feel like they come into the house. Black Angus cattle dot the hillside, and clouds cast their shadows across a layered landscape, like a pastoral painting, always in motion and full of interest: fox, gophers, hawks, herons, deer and birds of all varieties become actors on a giant stage for your private viewing. The view from your living room sofa is serene, bucolic, and permanently preserved, while at the same time, everchanging, dramatic, and sublime. The property's site is quite remarkable. In the past two years much renovation has been done. The house is in remarkable condition and has gone through dramatic changes, since the present owners purchased. These are the homeowners from whom everyone would want to purchase. Highly-skilled: one is an architect; the other an interior designer; with in depth knowledge of built space, an eye for detail, and exceptionally good taste, the next owner will benefit from all their professional skills. Since their purchase the owners have replaced the roof, painted the exterior, added new privacy fencing, cultivated new gardens, relined the chimney, replaced exterior doors, refinished hardwood floors, replaced some windows, installed new electrical, installed cork flooring, designed custom draperies, put in Phillip Jeffries grass cloth wallcovering, added a new heat pump system to the annex, gutted and renovated two small bathrooms into one sybaritic spa-like bath with walk-in shower, new interior windows, heated floors, and heated towel bars. Ask your agent to share the February, 1954 article in "House & Home" which tells the story of the architect and this smartly designed house. Situated in a private, tranquil neighborhood connected by a loop road with no through traffic, you'll meet the friendliest of people who once they move here, never leave.
Location
State PA
County Montgomery
Area Whitemarsh Twp (10665)
Zoning RESIDENTIAL
Rooms
Main Level Bedrooms 3
Interior
Hot Water Natural Gas
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Wood
Fireplaces Number 1
Fireplace Y
Heat Source Natural Gas
Exterior
Garage Spaces 1.0
Utilities Available Electric Available, Natural Gas Available, Sewer Available
Waterfront N
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Parking Type Attached Carport, Driveway
Total Parking Spaces 1
Garage N
Building
Story 1
Foundation Crawl Space, Block
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Ranch/Rambler, Mid-Century Modern
Level or Stories 1
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
New Construction N
Schools
School District Colonial
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 65-00-04027-003
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Special Listing Condition Standard
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