Welcome to PennCrest, a Tudor Revival home designed by leading Reading architecture firm Muhlenberg Brothers in 1926. The home is prominently positioned on a .91-Acre landscaped lot in the historic Hessian Camp enclave. You will love its beautiful lawns, gardens with impressive stone walls, and flagstone walkways. It was built by a prominent industrialist for his wife, a best-selling author/ playwright, and their family.
This impeccably maintained home is steeped in history. It was built with entertaining in mind. The home has welcomed pillars of the business, and literary world, as well as celebrities over the years. 2-time Pulitzer Prize winning NY playwright Lynn Nottage and Emmy Award winning film director Tony Gerber choose PennCrest for a documentary film project in 2018.
You will be impressed with its exceptional quality and charm, combining old world with modern amenities and conveniences. Its truly an inviting, comfortable, light filled home.
The main level offers a richly paneled great room with beamed ceiling and gorgeous fireplace (one of 6 fireplaces). Leaded glass casement windows flanking both sides of the room allow for an abundance of natural light and views. The room includes a wet bar secretly tucked away behind a doorway. A butler buzzer is operational and will entertain your friends!
A chefs kitchen with Carrara Quartz Island is just one of the gathering points for friends and family. Appliances include- Pro Series gas stove, Subzero refrigerator, dual zone wine cooler, and high-end convection/microwave with speed-cooking adding a 2nd oven. Large pantry for storage, a wall mounted Samsung 4K HD flat screen TV is a nice enhancement to the space. In addition, the kitchen offers direct access to a grilling patio area. As a bonus there is a second Subzero refrigerator in the utility/ laundry room.
Formal dining room showcases a large elegant fireplace with lighted plaster bas-relief surround entitled life. The dining room has direct access to a lovely brick floored screen porch which flows out to a private flagstone patio in a courtyard setting with a natural basalts column water feature.
Enjoy mornings or evening after dinner is the cozy library/den with floor to ceiling period bookcases and corner angled fireplace with newly installed gas insert.
A few steps down off the kitchen is the original billiard room, used by current owners as a home office/ media room. Its complete with a stone fireplace, large windows and a door that provides access to the back yard area of the home.
The upper reaches of the home offer 5 en-suites, each with private tiled bathrooms; two bedrooms with fireplaces! Additionally, there is a separate maids quarters with bedroom, sitting room, and full bath perfect for an au pair. The 3rd level offers a finished room which was used as the private writing room for the original owner. Adjacent attic space has a large walk-in cedar closet for off-season storage This home features an abundance of large closets with auto light feature to meet all your storage needs.
Gas hot water heating system with a 3-zone central air for year-round comfort. You will love the spacious 3-car heated garage!
Come see this extraordinary home today!