Spacious French Provincial Estate built in 1895, designed by prominent architects, Charles Keen & Frank Mead and is located in the sought after Historical Overbrook Farms area. This grand 3-story home offers many original features including; center hall entrance with exquisite ceiling molding, leaded stain glass, large windows that deliver full sun exposure throughout the home, original pocket doors, cornice moldings, 9 ft. ceilings, butler's pantry, and back service staircase. Dining room amenities include wall sconces, vintage appropriate tapestries (irreplaceable from the Fairmount/ Art Museum collection), and arched French doors which lead onto the quaint wraparound porch that has a rear exit ramp. Second floor has 3 bedrooms and a master suite that has its own full bath and dressing room. The second floor also has an additional full bath that is fully tiled with the original 6' tub. Third floor has 3 bedrooms, a storage room with a build-in original Wardrobe, and a tiled bath with original claw-foot tub. This home has a powder room on the first floor, 200 amp electric service and is wired for internet. There is a full basement that provides an extreme amount of storage or plenty of space to finish and run a business out of. The basement has a finished laundry room and a half bath. Exterior amenities include a perimeter concrete walkway, two car detached garage, enclosed shed, entertaining patio and security/motion detector lights. The home is flanked by privacy bushes and includes an early 1900's Weeping Viridis Maple Tree (see picture). This home is within walking distance of seven houses of reverence, public transportation (train, bus and trolley) and has easy access to major highways. Two blocks from Philadelphia Fire Department Engine 54. Academies in the proximity are Friends' Central, Waldron Mercy Academy and Haverford School to name a few. Conveniently, located near major Philadelphia Universities, including, SJU and UPenn. This home is also located within the boundaries for U. Penn's Special Home Ownership Services!
Single-familyProperty Type
1895Year Built
0.28 acresLot Size
$165Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Valerie Volpe• Coldwell Banker Preferred-Center City
•215-546-2700 (broker)
Bought with Tom Spychalski• Coldwell Banker Preferred-Center City
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
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Baths
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Stories
3
Lot width
80 ft.
Lot depth
150 ft.
Lot size
0.28 Acres
Year renovated
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Sq. Ft.
4,330
Year built
1925
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Philadelphia County
APN
344140100
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Accessible
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HOA Dues
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Garage
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Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 28, 2026.
RSD-3
/NIS
/AHC
/FDO - FOURTH DISTRICT
Residential Single-Family Detached-3 District
The RSD, Residential Single-Family Detached districts are primarily intended to accommodate detached houses on individual lots. It is intended that RSD zoning be applied in areas where the land use pattern is characterized predominately by detached houses on individual lots or where such a land use pattern is desired in the future. The Zoning Code includes three RSD districts that are differentiated primarily on the basis of minimum lot area requirements.
Zone overlays
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Airport Hazard Control Overlay District
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Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Recreation-Other
Jan 3, 2019 • Final
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Install a new solar photovoltaic system consisting of solar panels and power optimizers.
Electrical
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