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Key Details
Sold Price $557,500
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 2,488 sqft
Price per Sqft $224
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID 1000459505
Sold Date 09/18/17
Style Carriage House
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 3
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 2,488
Originating Board TREND
Year Built 1909
Annual Tax Amount $13,068
Tax Year 2017
Lot Size 0.845 Acres
Acres 0.84
Lot Dimensions 148
Property Description
On one of the most sought after roads in Gladwyne "Colton Road" a stones throw from Phila Country Club lies a historic gem. Once the Gardener's Cottage on Long Meadows, the country estate of Sabin Woolworth Colton Jr. (the only private individual to own seats on both the New York & Phila. Stock Exchange) A flagstone walkway leads to the covered front porch & family room & full bath. The kitchen has barn board walls, pantry & country cabinets. The living room & dining room have the original stone & plaster walls & hardwood floors. Doors leading to 2 covered porches! LR has a fireplace, deep window sills and built ins. An old fashion staircase leads to the 2nd floor. Master bedroom suite - bath/skylights, walk-in closet & attached office/study. 2 bedrooms & full bath complete the 2nd floor. Outside, a split driveway, private parking in front of the house and leads to the renovated stone shed (which originally held the Gardener's' Tools) has been converted to a 2 car garage. Elegant landscaping & established plantings are reminiscent of a more gracious time picture postcard charm.
Location
State PA
County Montgomery
Area Lower Merion Twp (10640)
Zoning RA
Direction South
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Kitchen, Family Room, Bedroom 1, Laundry, Other, Office
Basement Full, Unfinished
Interior
Interior Features Primary Bath(s), Kitchen - Island, Butlers Pantry, Skylight(s), Kitchen - Eat-In
Hot Water Natural Gas
Heating Hot Water
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Wood, Tile/Brick
Fireplaces Number 1
Fireplaces Type Brick
Equipment Built-In Range, Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Disposal
Fireplace Y
Window Features Energy Efficient,Replacement
Appliance Built-In Range, Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Disposal
Heat Source Natural Gas
Laundry Lower Floor, Basement
Exterior
Exterior Feature Porch(es)
Garage Spaces 5.0
Utilities Available Cable TV
Water Access N
Roof Type Pitched,Shingle
Accessibility None
Porch Porch(es)
Total Parking Spaces 5
Garage Y
Building
Lot Description Level, Open, Front Yard, Rear Yard, SideYard(s)
Story 2
Foundation Stone
Sewer On Site Septic
Water Public
Architectural Style Carriage House
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Middle Schools Welsh Valley
High Schools Harriton Senior
School District Lower Merion
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 40-00-12272-009
Ownership Fee Simple
Acceptable Financing Conventional
Listing Terms Conventional
Financing Conventional
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Bought with Andrea Desy Edrei • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
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