[Home of the Month]
A 1920s French Norman Home RESTORED AND UPDATED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
EXTERIOR PHOTOS CREDIT: WEST CHESTER VIEWS
Laurel Anderson
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INDING A LARGE FAMILY HOME WITHIN THE borough of West Chester is no easy task. So to discover an impressive historic home on an acre of land atop a hill, just a 10-minute walk from the center of town, was quite a find. The home lingered on the market ten years ago, in part, because its state of disrepair—cracked plaster, damaged floors and beams as well as no air conditioning or economical heating—made most potential buyers see it as too daunting a project. Yet the striking home on a tree-lined street had great bones and great potential. Plus there were golden, unobstructed sunset views from the front of the house.
The current owners spent eight months working with contractors to restore and update both interior and exterior as well as to install geothermal and solar power systems to bring the home into the 21st century in an environmentally conscious way. So complete and successful was the transformation that the home won a Bricks and Mortar Award from the West Chester Historic Preservation Board in 2016. As we reported in County Lines, the rehabilitation “accomplished a complete restoration of the exterior and interior, while successfully addressing the need for modern conveniences, including state-of-the-art, energy-efficient mechanical and electrical systems. The project … demonstrates
CountyLinesMagazine.com | April 2021 | County Lines
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