1211 Lafayette Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035-1109 $1,385,000

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Beds/Baths: 3/3.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 3,879
Acreage: 0.69
Age:44 years
Style:
Contemporary
MLS#: PAMC2151544
Subdivision: Gladwyne
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Tucked away within one of the Main Line’s most beautiful neighborhoods, this architecturally significant contemporary , originally inspired by acclaimed architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen , stands out as a unique rare modern gem among Gladwyne’s traditional estates. Known locally as the former “Glass and Cedar House,” the residence retains its striking form while benefiting from contemporary updates. As you arrive, the detailed brick driveway, manicured landscaping, and distinctive design immediately set the tone for this exceptional home. Inside, soaring 20-foot ceilings, walls of expansive windows, and multiple sliders bathe the interiors in natural light and create a seamless connection to the surrounding greenery. The restaurant-style kitchen is a chef’s dream, appointed with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, gas cooking, a wine refrigerator, trash compactor, built-in espresso and coffee maker, a stunning 19-foot quartz island, and Caesarstone countertops - perfect for cooking, entertaining, and gathering. The welcoming first-floor entry features a stunning view with high ceilings and sky lights and is flanked by a large closet and a perfectly placed powder room. The 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath layout offers both versatility and modern comfort. The spacious first-floor primary suite features a private balcony overlooking the grounds, two generous closets, and an inspiring loft area ideal for a home office, gym, or nursery. The spa-like bath is complete with a soaking tub, radiant heated floors, a high-end Japanese toilet, and an oversized glass shower. A striking floating staircase leads to the lower level, where you’ll find two additional bedrooms with hardwood floors, two updated full bathrooms, a dedicated laundry and utility room, and a sunken family room with access to the back patio. Every window frames tranquil, tree-filled views, enhancing the home’s retreat-like atmosphere. Additional highlights include a gas fireplace, built-in speakers throughout, dark-stained hardwood floors, landscaped front grounds with Coventry walls, EP Henry stonework slate steps and a deck that runs the entire length of the back of the house overlooking the this beautifully landscaped property . Just minutes from the Schuylkill River, top-rated Lower Merion schools, Philadelphia Country Club, and major highways to Center City and King of Prussia, this one-of-a-kind property offers architectural pedigree, privacy, and a move-in-ready modern lifestyle.

Taxes: $21,334
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Lower Merion
Elem. School: Gladwyne Mid. School: Black Rock High School: Harriton Senior

Features

Utilities
Forced Air Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Other, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, Has Laundry, Lower Floor Laundry, Cable TV, Electric Available, Natural Gas Available, Phone Available, Sewer Available

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Driveway, Garage - Side Entry, Attached Garage Spaces #: 2;

Interior
Walkout Level Basement, Ceramic Tile Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Gas/Propane Fireplace, Atrium Windows, Casement Windows

Exterior
Shingle Roof, Frame Exterior, BBQ Grill, Extensive Hardscape, Other

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Public Elementary (22 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 1.47 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 1.68 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 2.61 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 3.22 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 3.34 mi
Coopertown Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Bryn Mawr 3.35 mi
Radnor Elementary School Radnor Township School District K–5 Radnor 3.49 mi
Gulph Elementary School Upper Merion Area School District K–4 King of Prussia 3.54 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.64 mi
Chestnutwold Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Ardmore 3.71 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.71 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.85 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.91 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 3.96 mi
Merion Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Merion Station 4.01 mi
Bridgeport Elementary School Upper Merion Area School District K–4 Bridgeport 4.34 mi
Plymouth Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Plymouth Meeting 4.44 mi
Penn Wynne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Wynnewood 4.51 mi
Ray S. Musselman Learning Center Norristown Area School District K Norristown 4.53 mi
Ithan Elementary School Radnor Township School District K–5 Bryn Mawr 4.61 mi
Lynnewood Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Havertown 4.94 mi

Public Middle (6 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Black Rock Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Villanova 2.34 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 2.62 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 3.81 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Haverford Middle School Haverford Township School District 6–8 Havertown 4.69 mi
Radnor Middle School Radnor Township School District 6–8 Wayne 4.85 mi

Public High (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Harriton Senior High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Bryn Mawr 1.25 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.41 mi
Lower Merion High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Ardmore 2.94 mi
Radnor Senior High School Radnor Township School District 9–12 Radnor 3.47 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.6 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.93 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.97 mi
Haverford Senior High School Haverford Township School District 9–12 Havertown 4.65 mi

Private (76 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 1.22 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 1.25 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 1.7 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 1.76 mi
The Baldwin School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 2.08 mi
Holy Child School At Rosemont Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 2.1 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 2.1 mi
The Shipley School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 2.11 mi
Villanova Academy For Honor Studies Islamic Preschool–6 Villanova 2.18 mi
The Gateway School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Wynnewood 2.19 mi
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Bryn Mawr Nonsectarian 6–12 Bryn Mawr 2.4 mi
The Haverford School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Haverford 2.62 mi
Friends School Haverford Friends Preschool–5 Haverford 2.71 mi
Trinity Nursery & Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K King Of Prussia 2.77 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.79 mi
Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy Jewish 6–12 Bryn Mawr 2.82 mi
Main Line Reform Temple School For Early Childhood Jewish Preschool–K Wynnewood 2.93 mi
Fusion Academy - Ardmore Nonsectarian 6–12 Ardmore 2.98 mi
Phebe Anna Thorne Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Haverford 2.99 mi
Archbishop Carroll High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Malvern 3.1 mi
Archbishop John Carroll High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Radnor 3.1 mi
St Katherine Day School -Upper Roman Catholic K–12 Radnor 3.1 mi
The Grayson School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Radnor 3.1 mi
Regina Angelorum Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Ardmore 3.14 mi
Cambridge School Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Ardmore 3.27 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 3.29 mi
The Agnes Irwin School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 3.29 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.33 mi
Bright Horizons At King Of Prussia Nonsectarian Preschool–K King Of Prussia 3.38 mi
St Margaret School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Narberth 3.46 mi
St Aloysius Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 3.49 mi
Caskey Torah Academy Of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Preschool–8 Wynnewood 3.56 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 3.57 mi
The Village School Nonsectarian 7–12 Bryn Mawr 3.61 mi
Gan Chabad Of The Main Line Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 3.65 mi
Ancona Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Wynnewood 3.66 mi
Main Line Classical Academy Inc Nonsectarian K–9 Bryn Mawr 3.67 mi
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr Roman Catholic K–12 Bryn Mawr 3.73 mi
Waldron Mercy Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Merion Station 3.85 mi
Merion Mercy Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Merion Station 3.88 mi
Sts Colman-John Neumann Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 3.93 mi
Hill Top Preparatory School Nonsectarian 5–12 Bryn Mawr 3.95 mi
Goddard School Nonsectarian K King Of Prussia 3.96 mi
Childrens School At St Johns Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.08 mi
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Early Childhood Center Jewish K Wynnewood 4.08 mi
Cardinal John Foley Regional Ca Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Havertown 4.12 mi
The Mesivta High School Of Greater Phila Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.15 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 4.2 mi
St Katherine School Roman Catholic K–10 Wynnewood 4.25 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.38 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 4.41 mi
Kohelet Yeshiva High School Jewish 9–12 Merion Station 4.45 mi
I S Kosloff Torah Academy High School For Girls Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.5 mi
Temple Adath Israelearlychildhood Center Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 4.52 mi
French International School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.53 mi
Academy-Notre Dame De Namur Roman Catholic 6–12 Villanova 4.57 mi
Valley Forge Military Academy Nonsectarian 7–12 Wayne 4.59 mi
St Katharine Of Siena School Roman Catholic K–8 Wayne 4.64 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 4.65 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.69 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.71 mi
Child Steps Nonsectarian Preschool–K Havertown 4.74 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 4.75 mi
Friends Central School Friends Preschool–12 Wynnewood 4.88 mi
Overbrook Preschool And Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.89 mi
Bala Cynwyd School For Young Children Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.89 mi
St Faith Preschool & Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Havertown 4.91 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.92 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.92 mi
Kindercare Learning Center Nonsectarian Preschool–K King Of Prussia 4.93 mi
The Bala House Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.93 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Stern Center Jewish Preschool–5 Wynnewood 4.94 mi
Phila Yeshiva Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.96 mi
Talmudical Yeshiva Of Philadelphia Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.96 mi
Hyman Korman High School-Talmudical Yeshiva Of Phi Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.96 mi
Robert J Wilf Preschool And Kindergarten Jewish Preschool–K Wynnewood 4.97 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Gladwyne (19035), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 30
  • Average salary of people in this community: $211,416

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 709
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.35
  • Households w/ Children: 44%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 1,193 (79.9%)
  • Rented: 246 (16.5%)
  • Vacant: 55 (3.7%)
  • Total: 1,494

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 3,453
Households: 1,439
Median Age: 55.30

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

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Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 0.7%
  • Some High School: 0.3%
  • High School Graduate: 7.0%
  • Some College: 7.8%
  • Associate Degree: 4.2%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 32.2%
  • Graduate Degree: 47.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $205,764

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • One Bedroom: $1,481
  • Two Bedroom: $1,692

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1211 Lafayette Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035-1109

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