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Key Details
Sold Price $1,980,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 6,471 sqft
Price per Sqft $305
Subdivision West Chester Boro
MLS Listing ID PACT531194
Sold Date 07/23/21
Style Traditional
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 3
Half Baths 2
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 6,471
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1922
Annual Tax Amount $8,974
Tax Year 2020
Lot Size 1.080 Acres
Acres 1.08
Lot Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00
Property Description
“Kerwalls” may be the most impressive home on the market today. Set on two parcels and a full acre in the Borough of West Chester’s sought after Northeast quadrant, this peerless property includes 5 bedrooms, 3.2 baths and all the luxurious amenities of the modern world, with all of the elegance, class and charm of a world gone by. Built in 1925 by a woman who modeled it after her family’s ancestral home in France, Kerwalls features architectural components imported from France and England such as the main staircase, Great Room flooring, and several mantels. The French Norman style home, with its steep wood shake roof, was built with fieldstone collected from the remains of two nearby mills and one of two found mill wheels is used as a soothing water feature in a stone wall. The second is in the front walkway. One of the home’s former owners was the founder of the West Chester Garden Club and her influence remains in the gorgeous landscaping which creates numerous intimate spots and ensures the privacy of the property. The gardens provide the gracious feel of a country estate. The current owners undertook an extensive, award-winning, eight month long renovation. The renovation included full-house ducting for a 15-ton WaterFurnace geothermal heating and cooling system and installing a 10.4kW solar array with online monitoring. They also repointed the entire stone exterior and undertook a full-house replastering and painting project. Not deterred by arduous tasks, they also rebuilt the entire substructure under the Kitchen, basement to ceiling, that included the repointing and parging of the basement and also the two-car garage. Once completed, the owners added an incredible gourmet kitchen with exposed stone walls, soapstone counters, Tasmanian Blackwood breakfast bar, and high-end appliances including a Wolf 48” gas range, Miele dishwasher, and SubZero refrigerator. Numerous practical improvements were also made, such as moving the Laundry to the second level, adding a first-floor powder room and mudroom … the list goes on! The home’s interior displays its European roots with high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, eight fireplaces, gorgeous wood flooring throughout, and more. Outside, park-like features that make Kerwalls so unique include a grass courtyard with stone walls, three water features, an outdoor fireplace, and a rear patio with a fountain. Come home to your own private park within easy walking distance of downtown West Chester! Unparalleled in its quality and unique features, and a winner of the prestigious West Chester Downtown Foundation’s award for the owner’s fabulous renovation work, Kerwalls represents the best of West Chester and Chester County living.
Location
State PA
County Chester
Area West Chester Boro (10301)
Zoning R10
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Bedroom 5, Kitchen, Bedroom 1, Great Room, Other
Basement Partial
Interior
Hot Water Other
Heating Other
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Hardwood, Tile/Brick
Fireplaces Number 8
Fireplace Y
Heat Source Geo-thermal
Exterior
Exterior Feature Patio(s)
Garage Garage - Side Entry
Garage Spaces 2.0
Waterfront N
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Porch Patio(s)
Parking Type Attached Garage
Attached Garage 2
Total Parking Spaces 2
Garage Y
Building
Story 3
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Traditional
Level or Stories 3
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Fern Hill
Middle Schools Peirce
High Schools Henderson
School District West Chester Area
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 01-04 -0075 & 01-04-0074
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Estimated
Special Listing Condition Standard
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