A 5-acre property at 1018 Beech Road, with a sprawling six-to-eight-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom carriage home, is available for sale in Wallingford, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The main residence has 7,500 square feet of living space.
“One of the most astonishing things about it is how original it is,” said listing agent Brooke Penders of Coldwell Banker Realty. “Nobody has ever remodeled this house in any way.”
Savery& Scheetz built the 3-story neoclassical-style home in 1921 for industrialist and former Chester Mayor Howard H. Houston, giving the home the nickname Houstonia mansion.
Original elements, like old call buttons for house staff, are still there, even as the current owners added more color in the home.
The home is entered via a bluestone terrace under a Juliet balcony into a “grand reception hall.”
There is a large living room with a soapstone hearth fireplace, connected to a sunroom and terrace.
There is an office connecting to a dining room, also with a fireplace.
The home has a butler’s pantry with a beverage fridge, an extra dishwasher, and storage space, all next to an expansive kitchen.
A master bedroom with an en suite bathroom and dressing room is on the second floor, along with five more bedrooms, three full baths, a den, and a laundry room.
There is a bedroom suite on the third floor and other “bonus” rooms, cedar storage rooms, and a billiard room.
The basement is large and unfinished.
There are several outdoor gathering areas, including a former greenhouse, and the property is surrounded by township parklands.
Read and see more of this house at 1018 Beech Road in Wallingford , listed for $2.15 million in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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