1250 ASHBOURNE ROAD, ELKINS PARK, PA 19027

Built in 1880, this Elkins Park Victorian home was once owned by John Luther Long who wrotethe story that would become Madame Butterfly. Much of the home’s original character is stillintact including original hardwood floors, working wood windows, built-in benches on eachstaircase landing and in the dining room, two gas fireplaces, and stained-glass and leaded-glasswindows. The exterior boasts a half-acre lot, slate roof, wraparound porch with a wooden swing,and a two-tier backyard with the original stone retaining wall.Enter the home through the front double doors and into an oversized foyer situated with a largecoat closet and wide curved staircase with beautiful woodwork. Continue on through the pocketdoors to the family room with its natural gas fireplace and through another set of pocket doors tothe home’s formal dining room. Solid wood kitchen cabinets offer plenty of storage and throughthe kitchen you can access a half bath, spacious basement, back porch and rear staircase. Thesecond floor has 3 large bedrooms oozing with original charm and an enormous bathroom. Theprimary second-floor bedroom has a curved turret wall, a half-circle embossed ceiling medallion,and the second gas fireplace. Continue up the grand staircase to the 3rd floor with twoadditional bedrooms and another large bathroom with a clawfoot tub.Unusual for a home of this period, the house has central air conditioning, an abundance of electrical outlets, and deep, oversized closets. All systems are in excellent working order, and plaster has been repaired throughout the home.