According to the real estate listing, the home has no central air, uses propane cooking fuel, has a partial unfinished basement and a septic tank. The "gentleman's farm" does, however, have a six-stall barn.
The movie Marley & Me was released in 2008 and included many scenes filmed at the house, and throughout the area, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News building. The book was written by John Grogan, a former Inquirer columnist.
The listing by Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors-West Chester is not entirely new, and is listed as "reduced". However, the home is a featured property this week on www.toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The home and property was initially purchased in 1996 by John and Lisa Ennis, according to property records. They paid $440,000, but initiated many improvements.
For those in the market for a less expensive alternative, the Victorian house cartoonist Charles Addams once lived in and inspired his "Addams Family" residence is for sale in Westfield, N.J., for $839,000.
The Addams house has six bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen, front porch and rear deck. Oh - and it's not said to be haunted.
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