Water Features: 3 homes that go way beyond a backyard pool
Serious water features include fountains, fish ponds and waterfalls.
Having a home with a backyard pool is a stroke of luck many of us envy – especially this time of year. But these homes make the average neighborhood in-ground pool look like the real estate equivalent to a tape deck in a new car. Serious water features include fountains, fish ponds and waterfalls.
8625 Montgomery Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA
$1,575,000
2015 taxes: $25,617
Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to: This estate hits the water feature trifecta. There's a pool set in the lush gardens out back, a fountain with requisite quasi-nude in the middle and even a babbling waterfall fountain installed in stone adjacent to another seating area. Inside, we love the dreamy romantic bedrooms and modern-meets-rustic bathroom too.
533 South Waterloo Road, Devon, PA
$1,195,000
2015 taxes: $17,229
Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to: In addition to mature gardens surrounding the backyard pool and hot tub (and its waterfall features), this home features a hidden Zen garden in an interior courtyard. The centerpiece of the garden is a quiet pond, diminutive enough to match the plantings.
928 Garrett Mill Road, Newtown Square, PA
$6,250,000
2015 taxes: $43,870
Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to: It's tough to beat a home where the "water features" include views of Ridley Creek and protected land that includes your very own pond and super dramatic waterfall. The 36 acre property also has an excellent name: Belgrave.
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