178 Midland Rd, Newtown, PA 18940

Welcome home to this custom built Farmhouse set at the end of a country road. Feels very secluded yet is convenient to everything. This charming home was built by builder Joe Kelly for himself & he spared no expense. Set at the end of a small country road, you're instantly drawn in by the cobblestone patterned concrete driveway lined in flowering cherry trees. The driveway winds back toward the house & provides a turnaround, circling a stunning redwood tree, plus access to the oversized 2 car attached & one car detached garages. Property covers approximately 1.5 acres. In addition to cherry & redwood trees, the property includes apple, birch, dogwood, hackberry, maple, & pin oak trees with borders of eastern white pine. A 6' 6" wide wrap around mahogany porch provides plenty of shaded seating areas, two classic relaxing porch swings, & recessed lighting. The front door has a full view storm door, is flanked by sidelights with beveled glass & leads to the spacious entry foyer with hardwood floors. To the left is the spacious living room with chair rail & double French doors open to the family room. The family room features a brick fireplace & another set of double French doors, flanked by windows, leading to the back porch overlooking the pool. The kitchen has loads of birch cabinets, granite countertops, tumbled marble tile backsplash with pewter trim, newer stainless steel appliances including a double wall convection & conventional oven, dishwasher, French door refrigerator & double stainless steel sink with Grohe pull out faucet a & provides a view of the pool and yard. A large island has breakfast bar seating & there's a generously sized desk area topped with display shelving & glass front display cabinets. A huge laundry room with plenty of room for storage with newer Samsung washer & dryer, powder room with pedestal sink & rear foyer /mud room with separate outside entrance leading to a suite of rooms that can be an in-law/ au pair or flexible space complete the first floor. Upstairs you'll find hardwood floors in the hallway, the main bedroom with a brick fireplace, two walk-in closets & the main bath with marble look vanity, Jacuzzi tub & large glass-framed and tiled shower. The hall bath has an extra large vanity & a tub/shower with curved rod, plus a second washer/dryer hook-up if you'd like a second floor laundry. Three more large secondary bedrooms with lighted ceiling fans are upstairs, including the third bedroom with a walk-in closet & stairs to the huge, completely floored attic. The attic provides lots & lots of storage, & with a cathedral ceiling, 3 windows in the gables & large picture windows at each end plus electric power, it could be finished into a 3rd floor living space. At the end of the 2nd floor hall, you'll find a flexible suite of rooms that could be an in-law suite, consisting of a bedroom, living area with built-in shelving & skylight & a full bath with cherry-look vanity & fully tiled shower, along with a second skylit staircase leading to the rear foyer & outside entrance. The basement has a large finished area including 5 daylight windows. The unfinished areas provide even more storage & convenient egress through Bilco doors to the exterior plus another staircase that leads up to the interior of the garage. Outside you'll find a beautiful pool area with built-in jetted spa & tiled coral reef design. Built by builder Joe Kelly as his personal home, the construction is superb with 2x6 exterior construction, 1" thick exterior cedar plank siding, Marvin divided glass windows on all levels, framed with oversized exterior walls, roof & floor framing with reinforced steel frame in basement & concrete buttresses. Council Rock schools & Blue Ribbon Wrightstown Elementary school! Quiet rural lot in rustic Wrightstown but minutes away from Newtown, New Hope & Doylestown, & 10 minutes from I-95 and Rt. 1 for quick access to Philadelphia, Princeton, or NYC.