High above the road facing Carpenter Woods in a prime Upper West Mount Airy location, this impeccably maintained and updated 1931 Wissahickon schist colonial property is offered for the first time in 40 years. Combining gracious sunny and light filled spaces, original details, and tasteful updates, this residence is in excellent condition throughout. Manageably scaled with six bedrooms, three and one-half baths, the property offers well proportioned rooms, beautiful millwork, newer cook's kitchen, spacious first floor family room overlooking stone patio, a tranquil front porch, three car attached garage, and updated systems. 1st Floor: Spacious center/entry hall with classic black and white floor tiles; living room with wood burning fireplace featuring beautiful mantel and carved surround, crown molding, six side paneled windows with deep sills, oak flooring, and built in dry bar; gracious dining room with crown molding; 2006 cook's kitchen with ample storage in light cherry cabinetry, new stainless refrigerator, double sink, gas cooking, lots of granite counter space, high hat lighting; step down to slate floored breakfast room with french doors opening to large, private slate patio; very large family room features a sitting/tv area and an additional dining space; the powder room and laundry are located on this floor plus rear steps to the upper floor. 2nd Floor: Main bedroom with adjoining newer bathroom with stall shower connects to a bedroom currently used as a study; two generously sized bedrooms are connected with a Jack and Jill ceramic tile bathroom. There is an additional bedroom and bath with access from one of the bedrooms and the rear staircase. 3rd Floor: One bedroom plus small storage room. The basement walls are parged and the floor painted and contain the utilities -- 200 Amp Electric Circuit Breaker panel, 2008 AO Smith domestic hot water heater, Weil McClain gas fired hot water house heater, and exit to exterior steps to driveway.
Single-familyProperty Type
1931Year Built
0.31 acresLot Size
$286Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
6 spacesParking
Listed by Judith von Scheven• BHHS Fox & Roach-Chestnut Hill
•215-247-3750 (broker)
•sue.walsh@foxroach.com (broker)
Bought with Loretta Witt• BHHS Fox & Roach-Chestnut Hill
*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
6
Baths
3
Stories
2.5
Lot width
92 ft.
Lot depth
145 ft.
Lot size
0.31 Acres
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
5,370
Year built
1925
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Philadelphia County
APN
092010900
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Oct 20, 2026.
RSD-1
/EDO
/WWO
/NIS
Residential Single-Family Detached-1 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
Eighth District Overlay District
Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Recreation-Other
May 20, 2016 • Final
Pp_plumbng
Perform a complete renovation of two second-floor bathrooms. Install new rough-in plumbing under the floors and a new soil stack to the basement for the rear bathroom.
Plumbing
May 20, 2016 • Final
Bp_alter
Perform an interior renovation of an existing single-family home according to the provided plans.
Remodel
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