What a wonderful home! Spacious, high-ceilinged, warm with the vibrancy of its historic character. This 5 bedroom 3 1/2 bath semi-detached residence has been beautifully maintained over many years by caring owners. In the last year, much of the interior has been freshly painted, a new gas boiler has been installed, the kitchen, the powder room, the master bathroom have all been updated to create a bright, comfortable home for the new owner. 1st floor: large living room with working fireplace; coat closet; formal dining room flooded with afternoon sunshine through oversized south-facing windows; powder room; spacious kitchen with abundant counterspace and cabinetry, gas cooking, dishwasher, garbage disposal, center island with more storage and space for stools, new flooring; rear laundry/mud room that exits to patio and deep landscaped fenced yard. 2nd floor: front bedroom with fireplace (non-functioning)also perfect as a 2nd floor sitting room; 2nd bedroom with closet; hall bathroom with luxurious soaking tub; master bedroom suite at the back of the house with renovated master bath offering shower over tub with attractive new tile surround, huge walk-in closet, private passageway that could also be used as a small office, and finally a most attractive heated sleeping porch surrounded by windows overlooking greenery of the rear gardens and with a view of the campus of the PA School for the Deaf. 3rd floor: two good-sized bedrooms with closets; full hall bath with shower over tub. Basement: unfinished, high ceilings, for utilities, storage and work areas. Located in the popular Penn-Knox neighborhood of Germantown, 117 West Coulter Street is on Philadelphia's Register of Historic Properties. It is part of an historic community established by Quakers in the 19th century and built up with handsome stone and stucco homes. Old Philadelphia names such as Bockius and Cope are associated with the land on which this house stands. The home was once owned by local noted poet Esther Morton Smith. This property has an "85" walking score being so close to community anchors such as the Germantown Friends School, Greene Street Friends School, PA School for the Deaf, several places of worship, yoga studio, artists' community, Espresso and Uncle Bobbie's Book and Coffee Shop and the headquarters of Historic Germantown. Public transit: bus and commuter train nearby. 20 minute drive to Center City Philadelphia.
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