Home with ‘serene and luxurious lifestyle’ near Yellow Breeches Creek: Cool Spaces

This week we feature a new home that is among about two dozen in the 2024 PA Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg.

This home offers a sampling of what is in store for Parade of Homes visitors.

The 29th annual Parade of Homes gives visitors a chance to see innovative ideas from architects, builders and decorators while experiencing the latest in interior design, home technology and landscaping.

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This week’s featured home, built by Garman Builders, is one of the home lots built by Garman Builders in The Porches of Allenberry, located in Monroe Township, a short distance from Boiling Springs.

Neighboring the Yellow Breeches Creek — renowned for its trout fishing, Allenberry Resort and Boiling Springs, the Porches of Allenberry is the “destination of a lifetime.”

A “serene and luxurious lifestyle” awaits in this Craftsman-style, single-family home community.

Garman’s Arbor model is the recipient of a pair of PA Parade of Homes awards for its price category: Best Exterior and Best Interior.

The Arbor home cuts a distinctive craftsman look with board and batten siding, white exterior molding accents, black framed windows with white molding, a high-peak roof with two shed dormers, and most importantly, the large wrap-around porch with black metal roof.

Other exterior touches that add to the curb appeal are recessed lighting in the porch, and a brick face along the entire perimeter of the home, including the porch, where the foundation meets the siding.

The 2,606-square-foot home offers first floor living with an owner’s suite hidden away off of the foyer.

The dining room, with tray ceiling, located off the foyer entry, leads to the open floor plan family room and kitchen sharing a cathedral ceiling marked by wood beam accents. The centerpiece of the living room is the stone fireplace.

The kitchen has a large bookshelf island with farmhouse sink, stacked cabinetry, a wood range vent hood, tile backsplash, white GE Cafe appliances and a walk-in pantry.

The first floor owner’s suite is accessible through a pocket door in one of the two walk-in closets, in addition to the door near the foyer.

The owner’s suite closet door nearest to the kitchen conveniently opens to the laundry room This area also includes a powder room and mudroom with bench and pegs and storage cubbies.

The owner’s suite has a wood beam accented tray ceiling, matching those in the cathedral ceiling of the family room and kitchen. The suite includes his and her walk-in closets, sliding doors opening to the screened-in porch, and a luxury ensuite.

The owner’s bath has a tile floor, a tile backsplash for the dual vanities, toilet closet, and a walk-in glass-enclosed shower with tile seat, a shower head that can be handheld, and a rain shower head in the ceiling.

The second floor offers a loft space at the stair landing, and two bedrooms sharing a Jack and Jill bath.

Located at 263 Breeches Run in Monroe Township, the home is listed at $868,990.

The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg 2024 Parade of Homes ran in-person from Sept. 28 – Oct. 6. The homes can be visited by virtual tour by visiting paparadeofhomes.

Homes on the tour are located in Dauphin, Cumberland, York and Lancaster counties.

A full listing of homes can be found on the website.

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