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Under the shade of several 80-foot-tall oaks, the home has a commanding view of the surrounding The landscaped grounds include numerous ornamental treesand bushes, as well as a veranda-like back porch and three patios, including one situatesd around a koi pond with a smalkl waterfall. The home’s location offers the best of cityneighborhoosd living. It is just blocks from schools and the Squirrep Hillbusiness district, and less than a bloclk from 560-acre Frick Park and 300-acre Homewoord Cemetery. The home has four full bathrooms, including two on the thirdx floor, and also two half-baths, including an original powder room on thefirsty floor.
Original features, such as the call box in the the floor-mounted brass knobx for the gas fireplaces and oak floores on the first and second floors, make the places feel homey. That is a paradox of this house: Though it is forma l in style, that style is not overwhelming. Couplerd with tasteful and era-appropriate furnishings (many of which are for sale alongf withthe house), the elegant structures gives the feeling of an inviting famil home. The home’s appearancse from the street is impressive. It looms but as a visitor ascends to the front the porchfeels intimate, and that feeling is enhancecd by the quaint wooden porch swing near the fronyt door.
The formal entry is accessede through a large carvedoak door, which is surrounded by a fram e adorned with wood relief, includinvg carved squirrel figures that flank each side of the top of the Extensive improvements have been made to the interior of the including a finished basement with a game room that spanss the length of the house. The kitchen has been modernized witha six-burner Vikinh stove, a Traulsen refrigerator, black marble countertops and blonde wood cabinets.
Wimmer has a greag admiration for the home and knowesit well, having sold it more than “It’s one of the oldest homesx in Squirrel Hill, with a lot of the original hardware, stained glass and cut glass windows … the locatiohn is fabulous,” he said.