Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | $899,000
A Colonial Revival-inspired stone house from 1931 on 0.2 acres
This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath house is in the College Park section of Bala Cynwyd, a community in Lower Merion Township, around 20 minutes by car or 40 minutes by public transit from central Philadelphia. The local elementary and middle school are both a half-mile away, and Lower Merion High School is a 10-minute drive. The nearest SEPTA station is less a mile away.
Three miles away is Fairmount Park, the large Philadelphia park bisected by the Schuykill River. The college towns of Bryn Mawr and Haverford are both less than 15 minutes away, and Philadelphia International Airport is 20 minutes away.
Size: 3,420 square feet
Price per square foot: $263
Indoors: The front door is framed by an arch of red brick and adjacent to a porch outlined by a low stone wall. A small tiled entryway leads to the foyer. The living room is anchored by a wood-burning fireplace with a tiled hearth and bookshelves lining one side. A doorway opens to the family room, a midcentury addition to the house with a wood-burning stove and wide glass doors that face the rear deck.
The formal dining room, like the living room, has original hardwood floors. A windowed breakfast nook connects the dining room to the kitchen, which has wall ovens and a separate gas cooktop. A powder room with a wall-mounted sink is off the foyer.
Stairs lead from the foyer to the second floor and three of the home’s four bedrooms. The primary suite has street-facing windows, a walk-in closet and a bathroom lined with black and white tile. Two spacious guest bedrooms share a bathroom that has original mint-green tile. The fourth bedroom is on the top floor, with wood-paneled walls and ceilings and its own full bathroom. The basement holds a recreation room, plus a laundry room and a storage area.
Outdoor space: A recently repainted wood deck is off the family room, with steps down to a split-level red brick patio with space for a grill and a dining setup. A detached garage holds two cars.
Costs: $11,930 (estimated)
Contact: Adam Ferst, Compass, 202-421-5500
Germantown, N.Y. | $895,000
A farmhouse from 1894 on 1.9 acres
This three-bedroom, two-bath house is known as Bonny’s Farmhouse, named for the original owner’s daughter, who was born in the house in 1896 and remained its owner until the early 1990s. Set on a 1.9-acre lot, it has sweeping views of the Hudson River and walking trails lined with mature catalpa and oak trees.
Downtown Hudson, N.Y., is a 15-minute drive. Ernest R. Lasher Memorial Park, a riverfront park with a small boat launch, is five minutes away. Olana, the estate built by the landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church, is 10 minutes away. Albany is 50 minutes north and Midtown Manhattan is two and a half hours south.
Size: 2,450 square feet
Price per square foot: $365
Indoors: A long driveway leads to the house, with the entrance set behind a covered porch trimmed with original millwork. The foyer has a staircase with an original wood banister. To the right is the living room, which has wood-paneled ceilings and a door that opens to a cozy parlor, where the walls, above wood wainscoting, are painted a deep red.
The formal dining room has hardwood floors, high ceilings and, along with the parlor, access to the updated kitchen, which has stainless steel appliances and a garden window above the sink. A kitchen door opens to the screened-in porch, surrounded by flowering hydrangeas.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor, with the primary suite at the end of the main hallway. A wide doorway with original wood trim separates the sleeping area from the sitting area. Next door is a smaller space, painted marigold yellow, that could be an office or nursery. Two guest rooms are large enough to hold king-size beds. The bathroom on this level has a walk-in shower.
The attic has a stained-glass window and could be turned into an additional bedroom.
Outdoor space: Beyond the screened-in porch, a path leads to a clearing with a fire pit and a barn, with space for gardening and entertaining. The detached two-car garage was once a carriage house.
Taxes: $9,083 (estimated)
Contact: Raj Kumar, Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, 201-689-0533
Essex, Conn. | $895,000
A wood-frame Colonial house from 1767 on a 0.6 acres
This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath house, in the Centerbrook neighborhood of Essex, sits adjacent to Mill Pond, an offshoot of Falls River. The property offers access to the water from the backyard, and windows face Jean’s Island, a preserved open space maintained by the Essex Land Trust. Restaurants, shops and a pharmacy are all within walking distance, as is the Cheese Shop of Centerbrook.
Hammonasset Beach State Park, home to a boardwalk and more than 500 campsites, is 20 minutes away, while New London, a point of departure for ferries to Fishers Island, N.Y., and Block Island, R.I., is 30 minutes away. New Haven is 40 minutes west and Hartford is 40 minutes north.
Size: 2,801 square feet
Price per square foot: $320
Indoors: A white wood fence divides the front yard from the sidewalk. The front door opens to the living room, where the walls are painted pale yellow with white trim and the windows face the front yard. To the left is a home office with built-in bookshelves and a glass door that opens to a deck.
The kitchen has an original beehive oven and stone hearth, quartz countertops and cork floors. The dining room has wide-plank floors and exposed beams made from reclaimed wood. A family room has a fireplace and sliding-glass doors to the backyard and pool area.
The primary suite is on this level, connected to the dining room by a mudroom. The bedroom has a bay of windows overlooking the backyard and the water beyond, and the bathroom has a walk-in shower and a separate soaking tub. A half-bathroom, a laundry room and several closets are off a short hallway extending from the living room.
The second floor has two guest rooms, one with its own fireplace and the other with access to an extra room that could be an office or den. Another full bathroom is on this level. On the top floor, a guest room tucked beneath the sloping ceiling has a nook with a built-in daybed.
Outdoor space: The expansive backyard faces Mill Pond, with a waterfront area for launching kayaks and other nonmotorized watercraft. The in-ground pool has a paved deck on one side. The attached garage holds one car, with room for two more in the driveway.
Taxes: $9,060
Contact: Jack Hill, Seabury Hill Realtors, 203-675-3942
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