1256 Valley Rd

Rydal, PA 19046

Rydal - Wouldn't you like to own a little piece of history? This impressive expanded carriage house was originally built as a barn in 1840 and later converted to a carriage house. It has been said that Mark Twain's horse slept here when it was a barn! This 5+ bedroom, 4 bath home features recently refinished pine floors, an exquisite first floor master suite with sitting area and screened-in porch, a 4-car garage and is situated on 1.55 acres of beautiful grounds with mature trees and plantings. Across the front of the house is a large covered paver patio, and you enter through a Dutch front door to the living room with stone fireplace with beautiful front windows with window seats and shelves underneath. The dining room features built-ins on either side of the side window and has a large front window. The updated kitchen with skylight, dual fuel-gas cooktop and electric double oven, instant hot/cold, disposal ceramic tile backsplash, Corian countertops, Advantium convection/microwave, refrigerators, hi hat lighting and a banquette eating area. There is a door to a quaint vestibule leading to the driveway area. The family room is located off the kitchen and offers a coat closet, ceiling fan and a wall of built-in cabinets and drawers which are perfect for pantry storage. The family room also leads to the living room. The unique master suite addition was added in 2008 and includes a vaulted ceiling sitting room with ceiling fan and sliding door to the front covered patio and a second sliding door leads to a screened-in porch with ceiling fan. An L-shaped office with built-in bookshelves, cabinets and 2 closets is convenient to the master bedroom. The master bedroom includes a ceiling fan, 2 large walk-in closets, built-ins and a lovely master bath with stall shower, 2 sinks and ceramic tile floor. Radiant heat is in the master bedroom and master bath. There is a large laundry room that leads to a 1st floor workshop, to the partial basement and leads to an outside exit. The partial basement (2008) features high ceilings. A 1st floor utility room with 2nd refrigerator, full freezer and powder room complete the first floor. The 2nd floor consists of 2 identical bedrooms that connect with a bright sitting room, a large ceramic tile hall bath with 2 sinks, a tub/shower unit and linen closet, a 4th bedroom with ceiling fan, a walk-in closet, 2nd closet and en-suite ceramic tile bath with stall shower (previously the master bedroom), a den/office with stairs to the 3rd floor. The 3rd floor completes the house with the 5th bedroom with walk-in closet, a 2nd closet and large unfinished storage closet, an en-suite full bath with tub/shower unit with closet and an additional room which could be used as a bedroom (built-in single bed) or storage room. There is plenty of attic storage. Gas hot water heat, central air and a Generac generator (for necessary parts of 1st floor), electric dog fence, public water and public sewer. Located in the Award Winning Abington School District (Rydal Elementary) and within minutes of Penn State-Abington, Abington-Jefferson Hospital and Holy Redeemer Hospital, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, restaurants, Rydal and Meadowbrook SEPTA train stations with easy access to Center City Philadelphia.