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Key Details
Sold Price $625,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 7,000 sqft
Price per Sqft $89
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID 1000377531
Sold Date 03/29/18
Style Colonial,Victorian
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 3
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 7,000
Originating Board TREND
Year Built 1857
Annual Tax Amount $9,788
Tax Year 2018
Lot Size 3.443 Acres
Acres 3.44
Lot Dimensions 0X0
Property Description
Attention history buffs, b&b dabblers and business owners - Here is your chance to own a piece of Chester County history. Situated on 3.6 acres and built by Samuel Painter in 1856, this Italianate style villa has long been a part of Chadds Ford history. Bordering Brandywine Battlefield Park and known as "Painters Folly", it was the home of Howard Pyle, founder of the Brandywine School of Art where he mentored N.C. Wyeth and many others. Some of the many features include sixteen original fireplaces, random-width original pine flooring, soaring ceilings with plaster moldings, 10 bedrooms, wrap-around verandas, and a center hall staircase certain to have welcomed Chadds Ford's finest. Flooded with natural light, it's easy to imagine why Andrew Wyeth chose this setting to complete some of his most amazing portraits. Each room offers an experience, from the stately dining room with its original arched pocket door to the second and third story drawing rooms with their oversized windows overlooking Chester County's vistas. Perched atop the home is the glass-enclosed cupola, or Widow's Walk, immortalized by Wyeth in numerous works. Finally, there is a detached two-car garage with an income-producing carriage house apartment. Of the properties in Chadds Ford which Wyeth frequented for inspiration, Painter's Folly will be the last home offered for public sale.
Location
State PA
County Delaware
Area Chadds Ford Twp (10404)
Zoning R90
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Family Room, Library, Bedroom 1, Mud Room, Other, Attic
Basement Full, Unfinished
Interior
Interior Features Primary Bath(s), Kitchen - Eat-In
Hot Water Oil
Heating Forced Air
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Wood, Vinyl, Tile/Brick
Equipment Built-In Range, Oven - Wall, Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher
Fireplace N
Appliance Built-In Range, Oven - Wall, Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher
Heat Source Oil
Laundry Main Floor
Exterior
Exterior Feature Porch(es)
Garage Spaces 5.0
Pool In Ground
Utilities Available Cable TV
Waterfront N
Water Access N
Roof Type Metal
Accessibility None
Porch Porch(es)
Total Parking Spaces 5
Garage Y
Building
Story 3+
Foundation Stone
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Well
Architectural Style Colonial, Victorian
Level or Stories 3+
Additional Building Above Grade, 2nd House
Structure Type 9'+ Ceilings
New Construction N
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 04-00-00044-00
Ownership Fee Simple
Acceptable Financing Conventional
Listing Terms Conventional
Financing Conventional
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Bought with Donald J Weiss • ChaddsFord Realty LLC
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