The second bedroom is located on the third floor and looks out to the back yard. There’s another fireplace upstairs in the master bedroom, which stands near a renovated bathroom. The stately living room has handsome beamed ceilings and a fireplace. On one side, the kitchen looks out to a dining room on the other, it peeks into the two-tiered back yard, which has 15-foot-high walls for privacy. Now, Loxley’s lair has a renovated open kitchen with a farmhouse sink and new appliances. On the second floor, a minister preached his sermons to congregants who gathered in the courtyard below. 8, was reportedly a gathering space for a group of Methodists, who used that structure to hold meetings on the first floor. Loxley was the first to construct this spread in a lot that eventually became Old City’s gated Loxley Court, which now holds seven homes. It’s said that Loxley, who worked on the city’s Independence Hall - yes, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed - collaborated with Franklin on some of the latter Ben’s electricity experiments.īest of all, the key used for Franklin’s famed kite experiment is also said to have come from the front door of this now-restored pad. This property, which dates back to the 1740s, was built by master carpenter Benjamin Loxley, who was a close friend of founding father Benjamin Franklin, Curbed Philadelphia reports.Īfter its completion, Loxley also lived there.

It’s listed for $599,000.īut the historic house really is all about the Benjamins.

Sure, it would take many of his bills to snag this two-bedroom, three-story home at 2 Loxley Court in Philadelphia.

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