188 E Benezet St Philadelphia, PA 19118

You have have to see this value-packed house! This Second Empire-style c. 1900 home has just been beautifully updated with great care and skill. Featuring a spacious kitchen with quartz countertops, Carrara marble tile backsplash and elegant, well-built white cabinetry, this home is ready for modern living standards including brand new: wiring, HVAC, full bath and powder room renovations. Entrance includes a generous front porch, an original wall sconce porch light, an impressive front door with a transom window and a schist stone arched lintel. The charming entry foyer is defined by a hallway, the front staircase balustrade and a sturdy carved newel post. The room to your right is the living room with a gas-fired cast iron stove at the far corner. Moving back is the spacious dining room which shows off the stunning original wood flooring, for which through-out the house have been refinished, including in the spacious (13' X 17') and elegant kitchen. The 2nd floor has two bedrooms and a new full bathroom with expertly laid ceramic tiles in a wet bed floor. The 3rd floor has two additional bedrooms, the front room measuring nearly 12' X 17'. The rear bedroom door has a glass transom window for light into the hall. Then there's the exterior: a 3+ car length driveway, a two-car detached garage, a covered back patio/bbq area and a gloriously large grassy yard surrounded by a flowering cut-garden much of which gets full-sun. This house offers a lot to those who appreciate sunlight original architectural features, sympathetic and practical upgrades with a south-facing yard in a great neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia. The Wyndmoor train station to Center City, businesses along Germantown Avenue and the Market Square mall are between 2 to 4 blocks away from this site.