Real Estate
Media Wow! House: More Than 10K Square Feet Built In 1856
This mid 1800s mansion offers a billiards room, Valley Forge marble, colonial bookcases, apartment, and more. See photos here.
GARNET VALLEY, PA – This Wow! House on Media Patch is an 1800s gem sitting right in Delaware County.
Built in 1856, the 10,650 square foot mansion (which includes the main house and an apartment inside the mansion) offers tons of amenities, including 10 bedrooms, a billiards room, colonial bookcases, 6.6 acres of land, a koi pond, a life size chess set, and much more.
Read up on all the luxurious details below:
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- Address: 725 Darlington Rd, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
- Price: $1,585,000
- Square Feet: 10650
- Bedrooms: 10
- Bathrooms: 8 Full and 1 Half Baths
- Built: 1857
- Features: A Home with History? Originally built as a summer home 12 miles from Philadelphia, this 1856 Federal field stone Mansion House was designed in grand style, with 12-foot ceilings on the first floor and 10-foot ceilings on the second and third floors. Valley Forge marble and antique Delft tiles line fireplace surrounds, a stately Palladium window overlooks the main stairs and custom woodwork displays the height of period craftsmanship. The Mansion House features architectural detail, loving restoration and gracious design of exquisite English-country style d cor. A few highlights; 10-bedroom, eight bathroom home, elegant formal living room?flanked by French doors on three sides, accented by a plaster frieze, punch and gouge molding, and built-in mahogany Colonial bookcases (with 13 panes)?is intimate enough for conversation and grand enough for a piano and two chandeliers. The former dining room, with original floors and a massive carved mantle, now serves as the billiards room attracting all ages, while the large, sunny, garden-view solarium beckons those seeking quiet time. The spacious dining room boasts room for a table seating 12, plus a window nook for more. The adjacent modern kitchen is any chef's dream, with modern appliances, three ovens, miles of counters and a large butler's pantry. There is a separate laundry room with large folding table?the scale throughout is spacious. Back stairs lead to a private 650-foot apartment within the mansion. Bedrooms of all sizes?many with fireplaces, sitting areas and private bath. A full attic and basement for additional storage space. Square footage of Main House is 8250. The beautifully landscaped 6.6-acre property boasts specimen oak, hickory, cypress, magnolia and copper beech trees, plus mature rose gardens, koi pond and life-sized chess set. In addition to the main house, there are two cottages, (both with living room, dining room, kitchen and two bedrooms, Each cottage is approx. 1200 square feet), four-bay garage, three-stall barn, 2.5-acre fenced paddock with turnout shed, and two-story tool shed. Currently licensed and operated as Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast. Property address also know as 115 Indian Springs Drive, Media PA
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