7312 Emlen St Philadelphia, PA 19119

An amazingly beautiful home. Designed by Robert Rodes McGoodwin for the Woodward Corporation and built in 1928, 7312 Emlen Street encompasses 1.42 acres of private land surrounded on 3 sides by Fairmount Park. Its exquisite natural surroundings are exceeded only by the grace and sophistication of the home itself, a 2 1/2 story stone structure styled as a country estate in the city. It is in superb condition. Inside are broad sunlit spaces. 1st floor: 30' long center hall entry, 18'x25' living room with fireplace, 14'x30' heated sunroom/family room, 19'x19' formal dining room--all of which look out onto patio, lawns and parkland beyond. Also on first floor: a 31'x14' eat-in family kitchen totally redesigned and installed in 2003 with dual fuel cooking, center island, enormous storage and counter capacity, granite counters, sustainable recycled glass backsplash, with sitting area at one end; utterly charming 17'x12' butler pantry with original and still operating zinc double sink and Victorian dresser; 11'x14' slate-floored breezeway offers exit to driveway, 4-car garage and grounds as well as easy access to a first floor 2-room guest suite with full bath renovated just 6 years ago. 2nd floor: Master bedroom (18'x22')with walk-in closet/dressing room, 2 spacious master baths with extraordinary hand-wrought tile work; 2 more southwest-facing large bedrooms with great closets on either side of a full bath with both tub and stall shower with new lead pan; 12'x9' sitting room/study. 3rd floor: 3 good-sized rooms, plentiful closets, full bath, large attic room for storage. Full basement with space for utilities, work, play, storage, and laundry with door directly into magnificent Lord & Burnham greenhouse. This greenhouse, approx 24'x42', has been carefully maintained and sports new Spanish cedar upper sashes, circulating pond(not currently used), delightful bas reliefs and whimsical decorative touches. It is complimented by a large potting shed with below-ground utility room. Both greenhouse and potting shed will be conveyed "as-is", as will a separate cabin at the far end of the grounds overlooking the original pool, now a recirculating pond with fountain. This is a one-of-a-kind property in a location not to be missed: perfectly sited between the popular Chestnut Hill and West Mt. Airy communities, walking distance to commuter trains, shops, restaurants.