Just Listed: Renovated Modern Victorian in Wyndmoor
A Wharton family descendant built this handsome house in 1880. It's just gotten a makeover that offers a 21st-century interpretation of its classic 19th-century style.
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8614 Montgomery Ave., Wyndmoor, Pa. 19038 | Bright MLS images via BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors
Now on the market in Wyndmoor: a spacious, handsome, elegant and stylish Victorian house for sale.
Usually, you won’t find me using the words “elegant” and “stylish” in the same sentence, especially when describing a classic center-hall Colonial like this one. But the makeover it just got justifies both terms, for it retained all of this house’s original 19th-century detail while giving it a 21st-century interpretation.
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Foyer
Its 19th-century pedigree is actually distinguished: this is the house Margaretta S. Lewis, a descendant of the Wharton family, built in 1880 on the lot she purchased from Wyndmoor developer Bennoni Lockwood in 1868.
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Living room
It has all of the architectural elements you’d expect to find in a classic Victorian-era center-hall Colonial: crown moldings, wainscoting, classic wallpaper, decorative marble fireplaces, elegant chandeliers.
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Study
But as you will note as you peruse these photos, those elegant chandeliers are for the most part modern in style. They offer a contemporary offset to the traditional design and furnishings.
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Kitchen
The kitchen, on the other hand, is totally traditional from the lights on down. But it’s equipped with everything a modern host would want: Viking professional-grade appliances, two islands — one marble-topped, the other wood-topped — two office desks and a bar area with wine fridge and glass-front cabinet.
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Dining room
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Family room
Combine this kitchen with the formal dining room and family room adjacent to it, and you have a large, accommodating space for indoor entertaining.
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Rear patio and porch
The brand-new heated porch in back of the family room and the adjacent stone patio lets you take the party outside too, no matter what the weather.
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Master bedroom
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Master bathroom
The private quarters upstairs are just as accommodating. You’ll find a large master bedroom with all-new bathroom, three more bedrooms and two more bathrooms on the second floor. On the third, you’ll find two more bedrooms, a hall bath and a large open bonus room that makes a great home gym, playroom, rec room or some combination of all three.
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Backyard
And in the backyard you’ll also find a charming treehouse and plenty of room to relax and play.
What’s more, all this is just a short walk away from Chestnut Hill’s urbane upscale mix of shops, restaurants and galleries, not to mention the Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail station.
THE FINE PRINT
BEDS: 6
BATHS: 4 full, 1 half
SQUARE FEET: 5,065
SALE PRICE: $2,095,000
8614 Montgomery Ave., Wyndmoor, Pa. 19038 [Ellen Goodwin | BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors]