Just Listed: Gothic Revival Farmhouse Outside Doylestown
This classic farmhouse in Mechanicsville dates to 1900, but this highly polished gem could pass for a century older than that.
There’s nothing severe or austere about this American Gothic farmhouse In Mechanicsville, outside Doylestown. Past and present blend harmoniously at 3264 Durham Rd., Doylestown, Pa. 18902 | Bright MLS images via Coldwell Banker Hearthside
Central Bucks County contains some of the loveliest houses in the region, from the woodsy contemporaries of Buckingham to the Colonial charmers of Doylestown.
This handsome Gothic Revival house for sale belongs in that company. Located outside Doylestown in the village of Mechanicsville, it has been very well maintained and updated where it counts.
It also retains every inch of its turn-of-the-19th-century charm.
Oops! Make that turn-of-the-20th-century charm.
Both on the outside and on the inside, this house looks the part of an early 1800s farmhouse.
Wide-plank pumpkin pine floors all throughout the house. Deep windowsills. Exposed stone walls.
Living room
A Franklin stove in the living room.
Dining room
Built-in corner china closets in the formal dining room.
Second-floor bedroom
Just about everything about this house says “1800.”
But it’s actually a century younger than that: it was built in 1900.
Some parts of this house, however, are much younger than that.
Kitchen
Like the kitchen, which got renovated recently with professional-quality appliances and granite countertops.
Primary bedroom
Or the primary bedroom on the third floor, where stone walls and wood beams mix it up with modern trim.
Patio
Or the Pennsylvania bluestone patio in the back.
All these things put together make this Doylestown Gothic Revival house for sale a historic gem with modern comforts.
THE FINE PRINT
BEDS: 3
BATHS: 2
SQUARE FEET: 2,535
SALE PRICE: $599,000
OTHER STUFF: This house’s sale price was reduced by $26,000 on Jan. 10th.
3264 Durham Rd., Doylestown, Pa. 18902 [Lynne DiDonato | Coldwell Banker Hearthside]
