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307 S Chadwick St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

$2,500,000
: 3
BD
: 2
BA
: 2,698
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List Price: $2,500,000
Status: ACTIVE
Days on Market: 187
Price Change: ▼ $250,000 1789512706
MLS#: PAPH2600862
Subtype: Residential
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Other
Year Built: 1865
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Full Baths: 1
Half Baths: 1
Living Area: 2,698
Lot Size: 1,013
Acres: 0.02
Subdivision: Rittenhouse Square
MLS Area Major: 19103 (19103)

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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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Interior Features: Second Kitchen, Multiple Staircases, Open Floor Plan, Skylight(s), Spiral Staircase, Walk-In Closet(s), Wood Floors, Soaking Tub
Taxes: $12,598
Property Description: Mid-Century Modern, Other
Zoning: RSA5
Flooring: Hardwood, Brick
Heating: Forced Air
Air Conditioning: Central Air
Levels: Five Or More
Foundation: Stone
School District: The School District Of Philadelphia
Elementary School: Greenfield Albert
View: City