House of the week: A 19th-century farmhouse in Delco for $475,000
The house is in the Springfield School District and has five bedrooms.
The five-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse-style home in Springfield, Delaware County, was once a church and a mill. But since 2014, it has been the Hornberger family’s “pride and joy,” said Kortney Hornberger.
That is when she and her husband, Bob, bought the 2,368-square-foot house, bordering Darby Creek and built in the mid-to late-19th century.
“It’s one of the coolest houses in Springfield,” Kortney said. Their three children grew up playing in the creek.
“We had been looking for a long time,” she said. “The old wood beams were beautiful” and “the yard with no neighbors on three sides of the corner lot sold me.”
But the Hornbergers — she is a civilian contractor for the Army National Guard and he is semi-retired from an administrative job with Wawa — are preparing to retire in Hawaii.
The house has four bedrooms on the second floor and one on the main floor. Bob said the couple made many improvements over the years, including a new boiler, windows, siding, three new entry doors, and whole-house water heater. The second floor has a walk-in storage area. The home has a large basement for additional storage and laundry.
The main floor bedroom has a walk-in closet and a private entrance. An additional room on this level could be a home office, playroom, or gym.
The eat-in-kitchen adjoins a large dining room and has Shaker-style wood cabinets, stainless-steel appliances, and granite countertops.
The backyard has a patio, a pergola, and a firepit, and there is a shed for additional storage.
The house is a seven-minute drive to Media, and is served by SEPTA’s Media/Wawa Regional Rail line, the trolley to Media, and bus routes. There is driveway space for three cars.
It is in the Springfield School District.
It is listed by Amanda Terranova of Compass Realty for $475,000.