c.1877 Philadelphia Art Deco Home For Sale $2.5M

Within the northwestern reaches of the leafy Art Museum section of the city at the edge of Fairmount Park sits 761-765 N 26th Street. Unassuming from the street, youve walked by many times wondering what lies behind the Art Deco-inspired wall of cascading colorful flowers. You peek beyond the doors and realize that your months of viewing McMansions and homogenous box-like new construction homes are over. Here sits the unexpected blending of a 1877 blacksmiths shop, a renovated stone barn with a Frank Weiss-designed glass atrium, and Victorian home full of stately splendor tucked within lush grounds that rival the most spectacular gardens. The former blacksmiths shop has been outfitted for the most modern-day use: a state-of-the-art two-car garage with polymer flooring, a new electrical system including garage doors controlled by an app, plenty of storage, and the ability to install a car lift for a third car. The barn and house have been combined to create the most exquisite 3, 800 square feet of living quarters. The Art Deco connection was installed in the 1970s and adds visual interest to the structure and a merging of the two buildings.