947 LONGVIEW RD Gulph Mills, PA 19406

"Longview Hill" in Gulph Mills Village has a light filled house on a 2/3rd acre lot with an extraordinary year-round terraced garden. The owners transformed the hillside creating five terraces of evergreens, specimen trees, shrubs and perennials that provide color and texture in all four seasons. Gulph Mills is conveniently accessible to Wayne, King of Prussia, Interstate Highways, & trains. A large, weeping Japanese maple and river birches welcome you to the front door. The tiled center hall reaches a family room to one side, powder and laundry rooms & the door to the garage which has an attractive, functional storage system. The kitchen, living & dining rooms are to the right. The second floor has three bedrooms, two updated bathrooms and a den/office. All rooms have large windows. The owners added a 3rd floor, creating a large master suite with a spacious bedroom, a glass walled sunroom overlooking the garden and a splendid bath/dressing room ? increasing the house to 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The kitchen has been redone with top appliances covered by warranty until 2019, granite counters and cherry cabinets. The kitchen, sunroom and one bathroom have heated tile floors. The ground floor sunroom with glass on three sides extended the dining area and has a door to reach the large 34' by 20' antique brick patio -- a relaxing spot for summer dining under an enormous katsura tree, surrounded by the aroma of flowers, a fountain and singing birds. Lighting throughout the gardens mean the colors and foliage may be enjoyed in the evening. The entire garden is irrigated and surrounded by deer fencing. Stonework defines each level & creates many separate garden rooms. The third terrace includes a small goldfish pool, waterfall and cedar Japanese style teahouse. This level was dubbed the croquet level because of the large grass play area. There is a surprise at every turn. Longview Hill was featured in 2015 in Traditional Home and this year in Grow, the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society's magazine. It has been the subject of many horticultural publications and was recently listed in the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian. The location dubbed "Longview" was ideal to overlook the Gulph Mills pass into Valley Forge. Imagine Revolutionary soldiers perched on the hill watching for the possible advance of the British Redcoats.