279 W HAINES ST Philadelphia, PA 19144

Updated end Row on friendly and charming block in historic west central Germantown neighborhood! This convenient location is walking distance to produce market, library, Forbidden Drive & Rittenhouse Town areas of Fairmont Park System, local parks, community gardens, retail centers and a Weaver's Way Coop. For the commuters, easy shot right into the city as you are blocks from Zone 1 train station and bus stops. Also located just a block from the new Waldorf School Campus and within walking distance to Germantown Friends and Green Street Friends Schools. Enter into your enclosed front porch with slate tile flooring. As you enter into the living room, take care to notice the updates made while keeping the attention to the original architectural details. Your living room is warm and inviting with high ceilings, neutral paint color, gleaming original wood floors, and a stately stone hearth fireplace that is really the centerpiece for the living room area. As one of the many details preserved, you will see the fireplace is an original Wissahickon schist stone fireplace. Your living room opens right into your spacious dining room with built in china closets. Natural light streams through the skylight and many windows throughout the home. Enjoy your sun-filled kitchen with plenty of cabinet storage options! Beautiful butcher clock countertops and shelving throughout. Remodeled 1st floor half bath located off of kitchen. Alternate outdoor entrance to fenced in private backyard that is a green thumbs dream! This organic garden oasis features patio and year round beauty with perennial and heirloom plants, including blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, grapevines and more. The outside of the home also features updates including new siding and gutters. Back indoors, your staircase with detailed ornamental balusters brings you upstairs to your 3 generous sized bedrooms. Master bedrooms with front facing windows is light and airy, with great closet storage. 2nd bedroom directly next door to Master. Full Bathroom currently being redone (pics to follow soon!). 3rd bedroom can be utilized many different ways besides bedroom, with windows overlooking your beautiful backyard! Upstairs also features built in linen closets for storage options. Home also features large basement with a ton of storage space and washer/dryer area. This property is in a great location and just awaiting new owners to call home. Schedule an appointment, and an offer, today!