User:Peetlesnumber1/131 Hewett Road Wyncote, PA

131 Hewett Road is a Georgian Colonial house in Wyncote and Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was built at some point in the 1890's, as were many of the houses in the block. Of all the houses on the block, this was the second house build. It was built on a former farm site, which had covered the land since the founding of the area in the early 17th century.



Exterior
The house sits on the top of the hill, which overlooks Waverly road to the north. The house faces southeast. It is made of brick, and has a sunroom that was probally added in the mid 50's. There is a single car garage in the rear, and a backyard roughly the size of a regulation size tennis court. Currenty, there is only one 2 trees on the property, one in the front yard, one in the back.



Interior
Upon entry, one is standing in a hall. To the right is a dining room. To the left is a living room. Continue to the left past the living room, is the sunroom. Added onto the back of the sunroom, is a screened in porch. Continue to the right through the dining room, is the kitchen. There is 1/2 bath off the side of the kitchen. Continue straight through the hall, and there is a back hall. Go right in the back hall, and there is the kitchen. Go left, and there is the steps to the basement. On the second floor, there are 2 bedrooms, one full bathroom, and an office. On the third floor, there are 2 bedrooms, and one full bath. In the basement is a laundry area, and 1/2 bathroom.



2000 Renovations
When the Brown family moved into the house in 1998, they immadietly thought about renovating the kitchen. In 2000, the kitchen was re-done to a more modern form. and a screened in porch, and a deck were added onto the back of the house

2005 Renovations
Up until 2005, there had only been 3 bedrooms and one office on the second floor, and the third floor was mainly storage. In 2005, the Brown family made yet another renovation to the third floor, adding 2 bedrooms and one full bath. They also combined 2 bedrooms into one, to make the master bedroom.

Glenside or Wyncote?
Although the house's zip code is 19095, which is the zip code of Wyncote, one could argue that the house is in Glenside. Children who live in the house attend Glenside Elementary School, not Wyncote Elementary. Additionally, the house is closer to the town center of Glenside than that of Wyncote. Also, if addressing a letter, or typing in the address as in Glenside, it automatically directs to the house, which may mean that historically, the house was under the Glenside zip code, 19038.