303 N 37TH ST Philadelphia, PA 19104

This graceful 4 bedroom, 2+1/2 bath, 2264 s.f. Victorian twin c.1869 is in a prime residential location at 37th & Pearl Sts. in the Powelton Village section of University City in West Philly. Only a handful of houses are offered for sale each year in this much-in-demand neighborhood, where young students are eligible to attend the well-regarded Samuel Powel public elementary school. Any old-house fan can tell you that two big drawbacks of historic homes are drafty windows and a lack of closets--but this house has both of those issues covered! It has the largest antique closets I have ever seen--likely dating from a c.1905 update which also surrounded the front porch with stylish French windows, added a third floor, and expanded the first floor. Much more recently, old windows were replaced with handsome, warm, double-paned WOODEN versions. The longtime owners took great care to preserve old-house details including graceful Victorian woodwork and staircases, oak and pine flooring, and two decorative fireplaces. The two full baths still have their original subway tiles, with floral and ribbon decorative borders.A charming private patio and garden beds are out back, and from the second floor, be sure not to miss the serene garden views from the wishing-for-a-deck rear roof.Powelton Village is a green & leafy National Register Historic District neighborhood, yet only a couple of blocks from Drexel University, with the University of Pennsylvania just a few blocks further south. Going downtown? The #10 trolley on Lancaster Ave., one street away, can whisk you to the heart of center city Philadelphia in about 10 minutes.