265 PAINE ST, Doylestown, PA 18901
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+1(267) 373-8244
Listed by Farzad Nejad • Compass Pennsylvania, LLC
$900,000
Est. payment /mo
4 Beds
2 Baths
2,930 SqFt
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Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Detached

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 2,930 sqft

Price per Sqft $307

Subdivision None Available

MLS Listing ID PABU2125742

Style Tudor

Bedrooms 4

Full Baths 1

Half Baths 1

HOA Y/N N

Abv Grd Liv Area 2,930

Year Built 1929

Available Date 2026-07-06

Annual Tax Amount $7,446

Tax Year 2026

Lot Size 10,560 Sqft

Acres 0.24

Property Sub-Type Detached

Source BRIGHT

Property Description

For the first time in over 45 years, one of Doylestown's original architectural treasures returns to the market. 265 Paine Street is not simply a house. It is a chapter of the borough's story, written in brick, slate, and Mercer tile by the hand that helped shape the town itself.

Designed and built in 1929 by A. Oscar Martin, this Tudor residence is the work of the architect who shaped Doylestown for over four decades, from the Mercer Museum addition to homes and landmarks standing at nearly every turn downtown. And this work in particular stayed in the family. His son Fred, an architect in his own right, made this house his home with his wife Emily, decades of Martin family life lived within these walls.

The craftsmanship of that era announces itself everywhere. Variegated brickwork laid with an artisan's eye. An original slate roof. Leaded casement windows. An arched plank entry beneath a copper-trimmed hood. And woven throughout, handcrafted tile from Henry Mercer's Moravian Pottery & Tile Works, made just a mile away, the signature of Doylestown's Arts and Crafts legacy. Inside, 2,930 square feet hold four bedrooms, one and a half baths, and the kind of proportions and detail that simply cannot be reproduced today.

Set on a rare quarter-acre corner lot in the heart of the borough's historic district, the home is a short stroll to the shops, restaurants, museums, and county seat energy that make Doylestown one of the most beloved small towns in America.
Now for the honest part, and the opportunity. This home requires a complete restoration and is offered strictly as-is. It awaits a buyer with vision, resources, and reverence for what stands here: original materials, an irreplaceable pedigree, and a canvas that comes around once in a generation. Homes like this are never built again. They are only saved.

The next 45 years of this home's story belong to its next steward. Schedule your private showing and come see what true historical craftsmanship looks and feels like.

Location

State PA

County Bucks

Area Doylestown Boro (10108)

Zoning R2

Direction Southeast

Rooms

Basement Unfinished

Interior

Hot Water Electric

Heating Radiator

Cooling None

Flooring Hardwood

Fireplaces Number 1

Fireplaces Type Brick

Inclusions All personal property located inside or outside the home or anywhere on the premises is included in the sale and conveys in as-is, where-is condition, with no warranty as to condition or value

Fireplace Y

Heat Source Oil

Laundry Basement

Exterior

Parking Features Garage Door Opener

Garage Spaces 1.0

Water Access N

Roof Type Slate

Accessibility None

Attached Garage 1

Total Parking Spaces 1

Garage Y

Building

Story 2

Foundation Block

Above Ground Finished SqFt 2930

Sewer Public Sewer

Water Public

Architectural Style Tudor

Level or Stories 2

Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade

New Construction N

Schools

Elementary Schools Doyle

Middle Schools Lenape

High Schools Central Bucks High School West

School District Central Bucks

Others

Senior Community No

Tax ID 08-008-067

Ownership Fee Simple

SqFt Source 2930

Acceptable Financing Cash

Listing Terms Cash

Financing Cash

Special Listing Condition Standard

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