125 W Penn St, Philadelphia, PA 19144

This storybook Victorian home is perfectly situated on a lovely street in West Germantowns coveted Penn Knox neighborhood. Driveway parking and a lush front yard with mature landscaping, including two lilac bushes and several rose bushes, and a herringbone brick walkway lead to the charming porch and oversized vestibule entrance. A coat closet with original ceiling-height doors greets you and sets the tone for the historic details throughout like floor-to-ceiling windows, extra-wide doorways between rooms, and decorative millwork including original doors and window trim. The living room has the original random-width pine floors, which continue throughout the home, and a pair of original built-in bookshelves flanking the archway to the dining room. This space has a bay window and original butlers pantry. The cottage-chic kitchen has an exposed brick wall, exposed beams and a corner decorative fireplace with brick hearth. The U-shaped layout has open wooden lower cabinets, stainless steel appliances including a five-burner GE range, and an extra-wide storage closet. Sip coffee from the screened-in porch looking out to the large and super private fenced rear yard, where a mature yew hedge provides privacy and also a refuge for birds and a towering magnolia that offers year-round color. Upstairs the primary bedroom has two exposures from three windows and a full-wall closet. At the rear theres a sunny true bedroom and a hall bath with a soaking tub with ceramic surround and perio