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FeedA 19th-Century Radnor Carriage House Becomes a Home
An original house on the Knollhurst estate is now the striking home of Main Line realtor Lisa Weber Yakulis.
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Architect: Rene Hoffman, R.A. Hoffman Architects, 55 Plank Ave., Paoli; (610) 889-0660, hoffman-architects.com.
Builder: Kevin Manley, Manley Building Organization, 100 S. Trooper Road, Jeffersonville, (610) 630-1426.
Kitchen designer: Kitchens by Charles Weiler, 5927 York Road, Lahaska; (215) 794-8200, kitchensbycharlesweiler.com.
Landscape designer: Frank Montemuro, Landscape Design Group, 4284 Burnt House Hill Road, Doylestown; (215) 340-7890, landscapedesigngroupinc.com.
As a realtor on the Main Line, Lisa Weber Yakulis has handled countless amazing properties. But only once has she actually moved into one of them.
The exception to the rule is a Radnor carriage house built in 1898 as part of the original Knollhurst estate owned by wealthy cigar manufacturer Joseph Smallwood Vetterlein. Renowned Main Line architect R. Brognard Okie’s first project, the estate found its way into King’s Views of Philadelphia, a revered book written in 1900 by Moses King, featuring exceptionally designed homes, churches and commercial buildings throughout the Philadelphia area. “The fine native stone Colonial is on a high plateau overlooking Chester Valley, with an unobstructed view of seven miles,” reads the caption that accompanies the photo.
That rich history—coupled with an intended renovation—is what sold Yakulis. “I see a lot of properties, but this one was so special,” she says.
Yakulis spent almost four years as the estate’s listing agent, so her decision to buy wasn’t done in haste.
