1626 Mount Pleasant Rd

A stone Cape Cod on just over an acre in Villanova. The house sits well back from Mount Pleasant Road, with two curb cuts and a connecting drive. Built in 1956, five bedrooms and three and a half baths across approximately 4,453 finished square feet. The floor plan places the primary suite, two additional bedrooms, and the principal living spaces on a single level. The living room runs the depth of the house, with a wall of windows facing into the tree canopy and across the valley beyond. A wood-burning fireplace anchors the room. The renovated kitchen has 42-inch cherry cabinetry, granite counters and backsplash, a wall oven, cooktop, stainless appliances, and a sunny breakfast area with glass-front cabinetry. The dining room sits adjacent, with crown molding, chair rail, and a bank of windows over the rear grounds. A freshly painted family room off the kitchen features a large picture window and opens to a long screened porch at the rear of the house. The first-floor primary suite includes a walk-in closet and an updated marble-vanity bath with shower. Two additional first-floor bedrooms share a full hall bath. Upstairs, two more bedrooms, one currently configured as a home office, and a full bath finished in limestone with a soaking tub. The walkout lower level is daylit and freshly painted. The expansive recreation room on this floor has a second wood-burning fireplace, an exposed stone wall, and opens to a stone terrace and the rear grounds. Also on this level: a powder room, laundry, mudroom, and inside access to the two-car attached garage. 1.02 acres of mature woodland. · Lower Merion School District. · Convenient to all major transportation routes.