810 Thomas Street, State College, PA 16803

Property Description

Rare opportunity to acquire unique property in beautiful East College Heights neighborhood. Walk or bike to campus, downtown, creamery, arboretum, flower gardens, rails-to-trails path, Sunset Park, Beaver Stadium, Arts Festival. Sylvan surroundings provide privacy, abundant birdsong, and natural light. Picture window in large living room invites birdwatching and moon-gazing. Mature trees and recently painted exterior stucco keep house cool in summer. Yard acquired official Wildlife Habitat status in 2011. No lawn treatments or pesticides used since 1985. Architect-designed midcentury modern style needs some interior cosmetic TLC, amenable to many potential creative transformations. Extensive, rustic knotty-pine elements throughout interior. Hardwood floors downstairs; large walk-in hall closet and cork floors upstairs. Plenty of clever built-in storage spaces. Original plans still on premises. Finished garage, finished attic, rebuilt attached bike shed. Library with wooden, custom-fitted, wraparound bookshelves. Lionel O-gauge electric train layout built into attic bookshelves can remain if buyer wishes. Seller is offering the buyer of 810 Thomas St the option to buy adjacent 0.28-acre parcel. The two properties are currently fenced as one, creating an ideal area for firefly appreciation and keeping dogs happy.