42 Summit Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2833 $1,500,000

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Beds/Baths: 6/3.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 4,230
Acreage: 0.6
Age:162 years
Style:
Victorian
MLS#: PAPH2452586
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to 42 Summit Street with a handsome stone wall and circular driveway to greet you! This home, designed in an Italianate/Second Empire style circa 1863 by renowned surveyor and architect J.C. Sidney, was occupied by prominent Chestnut Hillers the Heebner Family for 74 years! The home received a significant upgrade in 1887 when details were added like the glorious wraparound porch, inlaid and parquet flooring, a summer kitchen/butler pantry, and main bedroom suite. There are countless original details, including exquisite murals uncovered on many ceilings (with more for the next owners to uncover!), molding and woodwork, that make this home a true treat that unfolds before your eyes. Along with historic significance, you have a layout and updated kitchen renovation that are a necessity for everyday living. The home offers 11 ft ceilings, multiple fireplaces, and central air! On the first floor there is a large living room, sitting room, proper dining room, powder room with a 17th Century sink from Italy, and expanded kitchen. The current owners contracted this thoughtful kitchen renovation in 2016, which expanded the footprint, painstakingly restored some original cabinetry, and added new cabinets, Thermador and SubZero appliances, and glorious soapstone countertops and sink. Climb the beautiful, carved staircase to the second floor, home to the main bedroom suite. Updated by the current owners to include custom-painted French doors and numerous antique elements like Belgian paving tiles and decorative shower tiles. Three more nicely sized bedrooms and a full bathroom complete the second floor. On the third floor, there are three more bedrooms and a full bath(with cast iron clawfoot tub), giving you the option of spreading out to have a possible office, nanny suite, or to tuck your in-laws. Additional upgrades include a new roof on the 1st and 2nd levels(2022) and a new HVAC(2016, including conversion from oil to gas). Outdoor space abounds, where there is a flat side yard and nice backyard complete with a brick patio for your grill. (And for those interested in athletic karma, the backyard is currently a training site for a reigning World Champion) There are numerous trees in the yard including tulip magnolia, blue wisteria, and Japanese maple. You'll be 30 minutes to downtown Philadelphia or conveniently 2 turns to 309 to Trenton for the Amtrak train to NYC. You're just steps away from all Chestnut Hill has to offer with easy walkability to boutique shopping, fine dining and street festivals, Chestnut Hill Farmers Market, beautiful Wissahickon Valley Park, Chestnut Hill West AND East Regional Rail lines. A walkable and sublime lifestyle in every way. Don't miss your chance to live the life on Summit Street!

Taxes: $18,061
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: N
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Philadelphia City

Features

Utilities
Radiator Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Natural Gas, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, On Site Septic

Garage/Parking
Driveway

Interior
Unfinished Basement, Hardwood Flooring

Exterior
Stone Foundation, Frame Exterior, Shingle Siding, Stone Exterior

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Public Elementary (48 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.35 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.79 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.54 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.62 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.79 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.88 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.29 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.38 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.48 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.66 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.71 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 2.81 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.89 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.92 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.04 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.18 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.36 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.59 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.79 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.83 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.93 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 3.96 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.15 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.23 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.27 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.27 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.27 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.34 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.4 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.64 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.66 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 4.7 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.72 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.86 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.89 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.94 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.98 mi
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney K–8 Philadelphia 4.98 mi
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.98 mi

Public Middle (11 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.76 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.54 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.62 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 3.82 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.39 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 4.71 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 4.97 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.98 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.99 mi

Public High (18 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.64 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.73 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.27 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.44 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.66 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.78 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.83 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.06 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.33 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.54 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.68 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.14 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.24 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.49 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.98 mi

Private (73 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.25 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.26 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.26 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.53 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.53 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.7 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.23 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.34 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.4 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.41 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.42 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.54 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.54 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.71 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.9 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.1 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.1 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.14 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.33 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.41 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.51 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.6 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.64 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.65 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.66 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.7 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 2.72 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 2.81 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.9 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.99 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.06 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.13 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.22 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.24 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.25 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.28 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.35 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.4 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.43 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.49 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.5 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.63 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.65 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.69 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.73 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.78 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.84 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.86 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 3.89 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 3.9 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 3.94 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 3.94 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.06 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.08 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.09 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.19 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.25 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 4.26 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.27 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.52 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.63 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.64 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.8 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 4.83 mi
Temple Beth Torah School Of Early Learning At Oyrt Jewish Preschool–K Abington 4.86 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.95 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19118), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 35
  • Average salary of people in this community: $83,918

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.16
  • Households w/ Children: 39%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,022 (42.9%)
  • Rented: 2,481 (52.6%)
  • Vacant: 215 (4.6%)
  • Total: 4,718

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 10,884
Households: 4,503
Median Age: 45.70

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.0%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 11.4%
  • Some College: 13.9%
  • Associate Degree: 4.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 27.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 39.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $89,422

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $1,213
  • One Bedroom: $1,320
  • Two Bedroom: $1,620
  • Three Bedroom: $1,960
  • Four Bedroom: $2,365

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42 Summit Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2833

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