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1908 HESSIAN RD Reading, PA 19602
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Key Details
Sold Price $316,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 4,220 sqft
Price per Sqft $74
Subdivision Hessian Camp
MLS Listing ID 1002566254
Sold Date 07/29/16
Style Normandy
Bedrooms 6
Full Baths 3
Half Baths 2
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 4,220
Originating Board TREND
Year Built 1929
Annual Tax Amount $8,164
Tax Year 2016
Lot Size 3.770 Acres
Acres 3.77
Lot Dimensions IRREGTULAR
Property Description
One of a kind 4,220 sq. ft. Stone Castle with Turrets, Built Circa 1929 on a 3.77 Acre partially wooded lot in the Hessian Camp Community. This timepiece treasure was peviously owned by Congressman Gus Yatron. The Congressional Law Library still remains in the First Floor Library with Original Oak Pegged Hardwood Floors and Full Leaded Glass Windows. Spectacular Formal Rooms with 12' Ceilings on the First Floor with Convenient Powder Room. Original Authentic Hammered Bronze Railings on the Landing and Stairway, and Gate Seperating the Living Room From the Formal Dinning Room. Refinished Original Harwoood Floor with Inlay, Slate Entry & Two Fireplaces. Timeless Kitchen with 36 Handle Cherry Cabinets, Chief 5 Burner Gas Stove, Stainless Refrigerator and Newer Maytag Dishwasher. All Interior and Exterior Doors are Imported European Oak. In 2012 the Furnace was converted from Oil to Natural Gas. View the landscape of City or Entertain from the Large Slate Floor Front Porch. The Second Floor with 10' Ceilings offers Four Spacious Bedrooms, Two of these Bedrooms share a Jack and Jill Tile Bathroom. Master Bedroom with Tile ensuite and Dressing Room. The Fourth Bedroom has its own Bathroom. The Third Floor is an Expansive 28 X 48 Open Room which would make a great Theatre Room, Entertainment Room, Artist Studio or your own Creative Idea. In the Finished Walkout Basement there is a massive Living Room with a Stone Wood Burning Fireplace with Insert and a 12000 BTU Gas Wall Stove. Off the Living Room there is a fully Equipped Kitchen, The Wine Cellar was converted to a Large Bedroom. In 2012 a New Full Spa Bath with Slate Walls and Floors, A Deep Soaker Tub and Shower was Added. This could be used as a Guest Apartment or Multi Generational Living Area. There is a one car attached Garage plus a 16 X20 Outdoor Storage Building on the Parking Area of the Home. This is a Timeless Treasure to be Sought and Appreciated for all it has to offer.
Location
State PA
County Berks
Area Reading City (10201)
Zoning RES
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Family Room, Bedroom 1, In-Law/auPair/Suite, Other, Attic
Basement Full, Outside Entrance, Fully Finished
Interior
Interior Features Primary Bath(s), Ceiling Fan(s), Stain/Lead Glass, WhirlPool/HotTub, Stall Shower, Kitchen - Eat-In
Hot Water Natural Gas
Heating Gas, Radiator
Cooling Wall Unit
Flooring Wood, Vinyl, Tile/Brick
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Stone
Equipment Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher
Fireplace Y
Appliance Oven - Self Cleaning, Dishwasher
Heat Source Natural Gas
Laundry Main Floor
Exterior
Exterior Feature Roof, Patio(s), Porch(es)
Parking Features Inside Access
Garage Spaces 4.0
Utilities Available Cable TV
Water Access N
Roof Type Pitched,Slate
Accessibility None
Porch Roof, Patio(s), Porch(es)
Attached Garage 1
Total Parking Spaces 4
Garage Y
Building
Story 2
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Normandy
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade
Structure Type 9'+ Ceilings
New Construction N
Schools
High Schools Reading Senior
School District Reading
Others
Tax ID 16-5316-07-59-7167
Ownership Fee Simple
Security Features Security System
Acceptable Financing Conventional, VA, FHA 203(b)
Listing Terms Conventional, VA, FHA 203(b)
Financing Conventional,VA,FHA 203(b)
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Bought with Michael J Vavreck • C-21 Park Road Realtors