46 W Tulpehocken St

Philadelphia, PA 19144

Located in the Tulpehocken Station Historic District, built in 1886 and named on the historic record as a contributing structure, this Queen Anne Victorian has been restored as a labor of love. A brick sidewalk, and original iron fencing greet you up the long driveway into the wraparound porch with porch swing and two skylights. The custom screen door from Victoriana welcomes you through the Dutch door and spacious entry hall. Original pine floors, 10 + high ceilings, original moldings, and Rejuvenation or handmade light fixtures throughout the entire home. This home is dual zoned with a 92% efficiency heating and cooling system and two water heaters-a separate one for the top floor bathroom. The living room sits in front with a brick wood burning fireplace, custom shutters, and ceiling fan. The dining room has a deep coat closet with light, custom fixture, double sconces and the original button under the dining room table that was used to call servants. A half bath sits between the dining and kitchen across from a servant staircase and has an American Standard pedestal sink, Kohler commode, Carrera Marble floor and a former oval window repurposed as a mirror and solid wood wainscoting. The chef s kitchen has yellow pine flooring salvaged from joists of a factory. Custom made cabinetry by Joe Perks of Perks Design, LLC. Carrera marble honed counters, Wolf gas range top with griddle, Vent-a-hood commercial vent, double full sized ovens, panel-fronted Bosch dishwasher with 3rd rack, built-in microwave, refrigerator with snack drawer, insta-hot faucet and filtered water in island, Rohl Shaws sinks, Wilson Barber bridge faucet from England-all fixtures in unlacquered brass. There is an appliance garage, a pull-up KitchenAid mixer stand, two built-in trash cabinets, two disposals, a pull-out pantry and utility closet with motion lights, two cabinet doors that open and recess used for coffee/bar stations. The banquette has storage. Marvin windows and a patio door. Undercabinet, top of cabinet and recessed lights are all LED. Klipsch built-in speakers connect to wifi speaker in a cabinet. Skylight. The back porch is bluestone slate and overlooks the large rear yard complete with sledding hill that backs up to a rainwater storage area for the Germantown Settlement Music School. The second floor has three bedrooms. The front was used as a master but could double as a family room with a tile fireplace, a large closet and ceiling fan. The middle bedroom has a double door folding closet and built-in bookcase. A third bedroom is large with deep closet. All the closets have lighting and closet systems. Hall clothing and linen closets. Rear laundry room with tile floor (capped gas line present but current dryer is electric) and a former bedroom that is now an oversized bath with brushed brass fixtures, navy double sink, walk-in shower with marble and subway tile and freestanding soaking tub. The third floor has a huge bathroom with clawfoot tub, marble topped sink, tucked away toilet and access to a full height room down a few steps into a full-height storage room that holds a separate gas water heater and subpanel for the top floor electrical. Another large linen closet, access to the 14 insulated attic that holds the heat pump for the 3rd floor and 2 large bedrooms both with replacement windows. The basement has replacement windows, the high efficiency HVAC, newer 200 Amp service with subpanel for the kitchen and water heater. All push button switches in this home are new and were added during the restoration; unaware of any remaining knob and tube wiring. Exterior scraped and painted in 2015 by Ryan Painting. Partial sewer line replacement in 2014. All new interior plumbing since 2011. New roof in 2011. HVAC in 2011. Chimney liner installation to be completed 9/9/2019.