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West Chester,PA 19382
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 1,958 sqft
Price per Sqft $370
Subdivision Westtown Hillside
MLS Listing ID PACT2098816
Style Converted Barn
Bedrooms 2
Full Baths 2
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 1,958
Year Built 1840
Available Date 2025-05-22
Annual Tax Amount $5,231
Tax Year 2024
Lot Size 1.500 Acres
Acres 1.5
Lot Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00
Property Sub-Type Detached
Source BRIGHT
Property Description
A Once-in-a-lifetime treasure of Chester County's history...Tucked into a hillside and brimming with old-world charm, this uniquely enchanting converted 1800s barn offers a rare chance to own a storied piece of Chester County history. Renovated in the 1970s into a cozy cottage, this home feels like it was plucked straight from the European countryside—yet it's just 1.5 miles off Rt 202, offering privacy and serenity in a highly sought-after and surprisingly central location.
Live Open to the Land...With five exterior exits and fireplaces in nearly every room, the home invites you to live in harmony with nature. Every threshold offers a gentle transition from indoors to the surrounding gardens and quiet landscape—creating a lifestyle that is both grounded and free-flowing with abundant character throughout.
Main Floor Highlights...exposed wood beams and uneven wide-plank hardwood floors, original barn wood doors, deep window sills, door shutters, lantern lights, terracotta tile, four walkouts to gardens, terraces, and natural landscapes. A spacious kitchen with oversized fireplace, rustic beadboard cabinetry, offers modern amenities like pantry closets, a trash compactor, and a conveniently located Dutch barn-door to carport. The sunlit traditional dining room charms with built-in wood storage and a barrel-arched doorway to gardens, The cozy fireside den creates the potential to be used for almost any purpose - with a pocket door closing off the room and a it's own separate full bath, along with its own private entrance - could be ideal for a guest suite or office.
Upper levels... allow for easy access to the rear yard and features a show-stopping Great Room with exposed ledgestone walls, vaulted wood ceilings with beams, a double-sided fireplace, and French doors to a level backyard with expansive shed. The Primary Bedroom has its own fireplace, wall-to-wall closets, and a dressing room/office nook. Designer Bath with tasteful ceramic tile, rain shower, and custom built-in vanity with bronze vessel sink bowl. The 3rd floor loft bedroom has a cathedral ceiling, secret storage and open rail overlooking the great room
The remnants of old barn structures and a bunker silo have been artfully transformed into lush gardens and offer exciting potential for outdoor entertaining, patios, or even further creative landscaping. Set on a 1.5-acre private lot, this home is a hidden sanctuary—yet just 30 minutes from Wilmington and King of Prussia, and only an hour to Philadelphia or Lancaster.
Don't miss this rare chance to own a truly remarkable home that blends rustic elegance with deep history and quiet connection to the land.
Location
State PA
County Chester
Area Westtown Twp (10367)
Zoning RESIDENTIAL
Rooms
Other Rooms Dining Room,Sitting Room,Kitchen,Great Room,Laundry,Loft
Main Level Bedrooms 1
Interior
Hot Water Electric
Heating Forced Air
Cooling Central A/C
Fireplaces Number 5
Fireplace Y
Heat Source Oil
Laundry Main Floor,Upper Floor
Exterior
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Garage N
Building
Story 2.5
Foundation Stone,Other
Sewer On Site Septic
Water Well
Architectural Style Converted Barn
Level or Stories 2.5
Additional Building Above Grade,Below Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Westtown-Thornbury
Middle Schools Stetson
High Schools West Chester Bayard Rustin
School District West Chester Area
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 67-04H-0063.0200
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Special Listing Condition Standard