It's Rare to Find a Home that has so much Well-Maintained Detail & Charm from the Mid Century Modern Era. If you long for Character & love Natural Oak Wood, then this is Your House! Sophisticated & Custom Details from the Front Door with the Classic Medal Mail Slot to the Gorgeous Staircase and a Built In Storage Bench, Chunky Banister, the Wood Trim with Special Embossed Applique Around the Wood Doors. Also, Two Beautiful Mantels to Accent the Rooms & give a Warmth to the Area. Original Wood Floors with Inlay are Gems worth Restoring. Five Panel Oak Doors Throughout add Warmth & Richness far Beyond this Affordable Home. You would Pay a Fortune if you could even find a lot of these Wood Features. Entering into the Front Vestibule you Feel you have gone Back into the 20s. Tin 'Wallpaper' , Original Penny Tile Floor, Wainscot, Exquisite Stained Glass Entry Door. 9ft ceilings on the Main Living Floor give the Space a Grand Brilliance.
The Living Spaces lead into a Kitchen that is Fully Functional but One might want to Update. Up the Stairwell you will find 3 Bedrooms, which is the Layout of the Traditional Row Home in this Area & Period. The Front Room is the Gem, it is the Largest, with a Bay Window & Mantel. It Recently served as an Art Studio & was Perfect, you Could also Use this Room as a Second Living Area. The Middle & Back Bedroom both have Closets & throughout the Home there are Nitches & Closets which are Rare in a Home of this Era. The Back Room has a Builtin & this could be Reconfigured to Better Serve Todays' Needs. The Bathroom is Bright with a Good sized Window, Complete with a Claw feet Bathtub, Medicine Cabinet & Shelving. There is a Dry Unfinished Basement that Houses a Washer, provides Storage. Small Backyard is ready for Your Vision. The Home needs some TLC ; but, the Character , Details, Space & Layout lend itself to be a Perfect Home! Close to Drexel University, Penn University, all the Restaurants, Bars & Coffee Shops that make West Philly a Fun, Engaging Place to Live in Philadelphia. Clark Park is not far, nor is Fairmount Park. Public Transportation includes, Buses, Trolly & Subway Readily Available.