Farmhouse Friday: A Gladwyne Mansion With Room for 100 (No Joke)

1243 Country Club Rd., Gladwyne, Pa. 19035 | TREND images via Coldwell Banker Preferred

This classic stone home in Gladwyne has all of the architectural features and design elements of a classic farmhouse. It even has a name — “Valley View.” And it’s on sale for only the second time in 60 years. But truth to tell, what you’re looking at here is a farmhouse on steroids: this is really a sumptuous mansion with plenty of farmhouse charm.

So if an 8,000-square-foot home with custom fireplaces and a 1,200-plus-bottle wine cellar is your cup of tea, snag it while you can. Last sold in 1992 for $817,500, and built after the area had been largely converted into estate suburbia, this home retains that classic feel of the farmhouse with a modern twist.

Located in a scenic, private park-like setting, this home is seriously impressive. Exquisite details throughout add to the first-floor opulence, including a formal foyer, an updated kitchen with tons of countertop space, a formal dining room with a custom wall covering depicting New York Harbor in the 1860’s, a stone-walled office with French doors and skylights, and a large living room with a custom fireplace.

What may be the perhaps the most impressive detail of all is a world-class family room big enough to accommodate 100 people, or even more. This room, with more than 1,000 square feet of space, features a wet bar, Palladian windows and French doors opening onto slate terraces that overlook a heated pool with hot tub and more than two acres of property.

That huge wine cellar is located in the completely renovated basement. The property is located in a prime quiet location on the Main Line in Lower Merion Township with award winning schools, sophisticated dining and shopping options.

THE FINE PRINT

BEDS: 5

BATHS: 6

SQUARE FEET: 8,000

PRICE: $2,750,000

OTHER STUFF: As befits a home on Country Club Road, this home is a mere half mile from the Philadelphia Country Club. It’s also a short drive from the junction of the Schuylkill Expressway and the Blue Route, providing easy access to the entire region.

1243 Country Club Rd., Gladwyne, Pa. 19035 [Patricia Kolea and Frank May | Coldwell Banker Preferred – Wayne]