307 S Chadwick St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- $2,500,000
- 3
- BD
- 2
- BA
- 2,698
- SqFt
- List Price
- $2,500,000
- Price Change
- ▼ $250,000 1789512846
- Days on Market
- 175
- Status
- ACTIVE
- MLS#
- PAPH2600862
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Full Baths
- 1
- Half Baths
- 1
- Living Area
- 2,698
- Lot Size (Acres)
- 0.02
- Style
- Mid-Century Modern, Other
- Year Built
- 1865
- County
- Philadelphia
- School District
- The School District Of Philadelphia
Property Description
In a city built on architectural history, there is no other address like this one. A landmark by architect Frank Weise: his own home and studio, shaped and reshaped by his hand from 1954 to 2003. 307 S. Chadwick Street is not a house that resembles a work of art. It is one. Weise took a 19th-century carriage house and gave it a tripartite facade that still reads as radical: a central brick volume drawing on Louis Kahn's rationalism, crowned by a batten-seam terne-metal mansard (recast in copper in 2005) that announces itself as pure postmodern invention. A deep-projecting metal cornice and the original furniture-hoisting boom remain, details that mark this as a working architect's manifesto, not a developer's approximation. Following Weise's death, his heirs restored and maintained the property with the same rigor he brought to it. The historically designated residence is a duplex: Weise's studio and offices occupy the lower levels, while a private entrance leads to the main residence above - three bedrooms, one and a half baths, and a one-car carport. The interiors have been newly staged by Rarify. Chadwick Street itself is part of the story: one of the last carriage-house rows in Center City, a quiet backstreet moments from Rittenhouse Square. Few properties anywhere in Philadelphia offer this combination: architectural pedigree, livability, and a location that simply does not get better. This is a chance to own a landmark. Contact us to schedule a private viewing.
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Additional Information
- Area
- 19103 (19103)
- Subdivision
- Rittenhouse Square
- Taxes
- $12598
- Interior Features
- 2nd Kitchen, Additional Stairway, Floor Plan - Open, Skylight(s), Spiral Staircase, Walk-in Closet(s), Wood Floors, Bathroom - Soaking Tub
- School District
- The School District Of Philadelphia
- Elementary School
- Greenfield Albert
- Fireplaces
- 1
- Fireplace Description
- Gas/Propane
- Flooring
- Hardwood, Tile/Brick
- View
- City
- Heating
- Forced Air
- Heating Fuel
- Electric, Natural Gas
- Cooling
- Central A/C
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Basement
- Yes
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Listing courtesy of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty. Contact: 2157352225