On the Market: Large Classic Victorian in Wayne
This home has loads of classic detail and a welcoming wraparound front porch. But we can't help but wonder: Did it house more than one family in its past?
142 W. Wayne Ave., Unit 1, Wayne, Pa. 19087 | Bright MLS images via Long & Foster Real Estate
This spacious 1895 Victorian house for sale just a few blocks from the center of Wayne is the kind of house you see on picture postcards.
Foyer
It has all the classic elements: A welcoming wraparound front porch with porte-cochere. Stained-glass windows. Classic trim with crown moldings and chair rails. A gas fireplace in its living room.
Kitchen
It also has some important updates. Its kitchen features the latest high-end appliances: Sub-Zero fridge, Wolf range. Its spa-like master bathroom has a frameless shower, granite-topped vanity, and heated floors.
Backyard
And its backyard has plenty of room and a koi pond in its center.
But looking at the handful of photos posted with the listing and some clues in the agent’s description, we suspect it has something else too: A past as a multi-unit dwelling, perhaps a rooming house.
Dining room
Of course, this was built to be a single-family residence. But some of the details point to it having been subdivided, then knit back together, between 1895 and now.
Living room
Here’s one: The master bath and a walk-in closet are on the first floor, but the description gives no indication of a first-floor bedroom. Instead, we learn that there’s a dining room, a living room (to which the kitchen is joined), and a laundry room.
There’s also a den on the second floor in addition to bedrooms and a hall bath, and more bedrooms and another hall bath on the third floor.
Are we reading too much into this description? Perhaps, but then there’s this additional clue: The house’s address. Can you find a Unit 2 anywhere in this package?
THE FINE PRINT
BEDS: 6
BATHS: 4
SQUARE FEET: 3,155
SALE PRICE: $850,000
OTHER STUFF: Then there’s this last clue: a condo fee of $1 annually. Clearly, this pays for nothing other than the existence of a condo association on paper.
142 W. Wayne Ave., Unit 1, Wayne, Pa. 19087 [Kathy Scipione | Long & Foster Real Estate]
Source: https://www.phillymag.com/property/2018/10/16/house-for-sale-wayne-victorian/
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