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137 W MOUNT PLEASANT AVE Philadelphia, PA 19119
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Key Details
Sold Price $500,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,642 sqft
Price per Sqft $137
Subdivision Mt Airy (West)
MLS Listing ID PAPH2163418
Sold Date 11/29/22
Style Victorian
Bedrooms 6
Full Baths 3
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 3,642
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1885
Annual Tax Amount $4,325
Tax Year 2022
Lot Size 0.362 Acres
Acres 0.36
Lot Dimensions 107.00 x 148.00
Property Description
137 W Mount Pleasant Ave is not your average Mount Airy Victorian fixer upper! Constructed around 1885, this roughly 3,600 square foot, 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath home is situated to one side of a massive lot measuring just over 1/3rd of an acre with 107’ of frontage in an RSA-3 district. This property was once used as a furlough home for missionaries in the early 1930’s. It was purchased by the current owners in 1956 and occupied until recently. The building is constructed of locally quarried Wissahickon Schist and includes an elevated wraparound patio. The main entry is through a front vestibule. Head slightly down the hall where you will find an anteroom on the east side with a ½-bath. This room might be ideal as a first-floor bedroom or an office space. Just across the hall is the formal living room with crown molding and a gorgeous tiled faux fireplace with amazing woodwork and mantle. This room also features hardwood floors and deep windowsills. Pass through the functioning and ornate pocket doors to a sitting room that is sure to be the center of activity with porch access, a door to the main hallway, and access to the dining room situated just beyond a back staircase that leads to the second floor. The hardwood floors and crown molding continue through this room and into the large formal dining room that runs the full width of the home. A classic, subway tiled kitchen is situated at the back of the home. The kitchen provides access to ample basement storage as well as an attached mudroom with egress to the yard and driveway. The second floor delivers three large bedrooms and a subway tiled hall bath plus an additional full bath accessed through a fourth bedroom/apartment. Two additional bedrooms await on the third floor plus a hall bath with clawfoot tub, and a galley kitchenette. The apartment feel for portions of this property are likely tied to the early usage as a furlough home. While the stairs to the third floor have been boxed in, the original railing and spindles are intact and the wall enclosing them could be removed to restore the stairs. Included with this property is a detached 2-car garage (recently used as an art studio, garage doors do not open).
This home is conveniently located to regional rail and the coffee shops, retail, and restaurants of downtown Mount Airy. Walkability, commutability, and drivability are ideal all around! This property is being sold by an estate in “as-is” condition. Some portions of the property are being conveyed “as-is, where is” (basement, exterior shed), but the seller will be removing much of the furniture and personal items between now and settlement.
Location
State PA
County Philadelphia
Area 19119 (19119)
Zoning RSA3
Direction Southeast
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Bedroom 5, Kitchen, Bedroom 1, Mud Room, Office, Bedroom 6, Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom 3, Half Bath
Basement Full, Interior Access, Outside Entrance, Unfinished
Interior
Interior Features 2nd Kitchen, Crown Moldings, Floor Plan - Traditional, Wood Floors
Hot Water Natural Gas
Heating Radiator, Hot Water
Cooling None
Flooring Hardwood
Equipment Oven/Range - Gas, Range Hood
Fireplace N
Appliance Oven/Range - Gas, Range Hood
Heat Source Oil
Exterior
Parking Features Other
Garage Spaces 14.0
Water Access N
Roof Type Pitched
Accessibility None
Total Parking Spaces 14
Garage Y
Building
Lot Description Rear Yard, Front Yard, SideYard(s)
Story 3
Foundation Stone
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Victorian
Level or Stories 3
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
Structure Type 9'+ Ceilings
New Construction N
Schools
School District The School District Of Philadelphia
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 092002500
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional
Listing Terms Cash, Conventional
Financing Cash,Conventional
Special Listing Condition Standard
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Bought with Jeffrey Block • Compass RE