This 5-bedroom, 4-bath home from the Gilded Age was completed in 1892 by Horace Trumbauer, one of the most prominent architects of that time.

The unique home with a front turret and stone arched port-cochere sits in a prime walk-to Wayne location. It has been enhanced with over $400,000 in improvements.

The outdoors has a level lawn, basketball court, private rear yard, front porch,  deck and in-ground pool.

Mature landscaping offers sequential blooming of cherry blossoms, dogwoods, hydrangeas, and more.  New landscape lighting was installed in 2018, including LED lights for trees in the front lawn, to the stone pillars at the driveway entrance.

The original carriage house/garage, rebuilt in 1989, will work as an in-law suite, gym, office, etc.

Expansion over the existing parking spaces in front of the basketball hoop allows for 2 more garage spaces (for a total of 4) and additional living area above.

Reinforced beams over the port-cochere enable versatility for a sitting room, walk-in closet and bath as part of the adjacent bedroom atop the covered porch.

The slate roof has been well maintained and improved with new snow guards, copper flashing, copper ridge capping, etc.

Other upgrades include a newly repaved driveway, new retaining wall and  basketball hoop (2019), all new mechanicals under 5 years old including HVAC, steam boiler heat and hot water heater. The whole house has been rewired and has refinished wood floors.

There is an expanded master suite and laundry room, and new marble master bath with heated floors, his/her vanities, pedestal tub and shower with Bluetooth speaker and electronic controls for 6 heads.

There is a large kitchen with a glass breakfast area and spacious dining room.

A family room/den offers heated floors.

Bright, generously-proportioned rooms include 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths.

Read and see more of this house at 314 Louella Avenue in Wayne.

The home is listed for $1,850,000 on realtor.com here.

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