6038 WISSAHICKON AVE Philadelphia, PA 19144

Time has been kind to this warm, appealing 3-story farmhouse that sits at the edge of parklands along the Wissahickon Creek. In wonderful condition with a peaceful aura, 6038 Wissahickon offers 4 bedrooms, 1 full bath, high ceilings, a large eat-in country kitchen, lush deep green yard and off-street parking. Here's the lay-out: 1st floor: open front porch; living room with new windows; formal dining room with storage closet and entrance to basement; wonderful large eat-in kitchen with abundant counter space and cabinetry, ceramic tile floor, 2 new side windows, gas cooktop and double wall gas ovens, porcelain sink with garbage disposal, dishwasher, refrigerator and side exit to yard. The kitchen is very bright with windows looking into an unheated rear storage shed that brings in southwest sunlight. The shed exits to the rear lush green yard and gardens. 2nd floor: Large bright front bedroom with new windows and big closet; 2nd smaller bedroom has southwest light all day long; Full bathroom with shower over tub with new ceramic tile surround and ceramic tile floor, new wood framed window. 3rd floor: 2 large bedrooms, each with closet. Front currently used as a workspace and office while the rear is the primary bedroom overlooking the rear yard. Basement: Full, unfinished for utilities, storage and workspace. Glass block windows. All the basement walls have been re-parged in 1989 along with a new concrete floor, and the basement stairs were re-located and re-built. New roof in 2016. Porch roof new, too. Gas hot water heat, gas domestic hot water heater, 100 AMP circuit breaker electric service panel. New stucco applied to exterior in 2004-05. Front sidewalks replaced. This is just a sweet house. It's roomy and airy and maintained so well. Its location is perfect for the person who loves the outdoors with its own terrific yard space for garden or play but also a short walk directly into the paths and trails along the Wissahickon Creek through Historic RittenhouseTown. The cyclist can get to all bike routes in a twinkling, and the driver can get to Center City in about 10 minutes. In a way, it's a central location among Germantown, Mount Airy and Roxborough--easy to get to all the restaurants, shops and other resources in all of them.