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A historic home in a historic city neighborhood proved just right for the Burke family.
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In their quest for the ideal home, Joanne and Harold Burke toured more than 100 houses, as far north as Brandywine Hundred, as far south as Odessa.
A large, red brick semi-detached Victorian with a charming front porch on Eighth Street in Wilmington’s historic Cool Spring Neighborhood tugged at their heart strings.
But there was a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. The house wasn’t for sale.
“We had admired it on several occasions,” Joanne recalls. “Then one day we walked by and saw the For Sale sign had gone up.”
The Burkes made arrangements to view the home that very day. They were smitten the moment they opened the double oak doors and stepped into the foyer.
“After all that looking, we knew immediately that this was the place for us,” Joanne says. “If I had to design a perfect house, this would be it.”
The Burkes benefited from the sweat equity of the previous owner, who had restored many of the 3,300-square-foot home’s features while adding such modern amenities as skylights, large, luxurious bathrooms and lots of closet space.
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Reader Comments:
Harold and Joanne, very, very beautiful! Sitting outside on the porch reminds me of growing up in North Philly sitting on the steps. You did a wonderful job to your house! Wish I could see more! :).