LONG TERM (6 mo. +) One BR with queen size bed and full BA (BA to be shared with a 42 yr old man), with view of the landscaped gardens with large trees . This 7 BR, 5.5 BA Tudor stone home represents a bygone era in this area of the US. Lots of parking. Host speaks EN, ES, FR and IT. 6 min. drive to the Elkins Park or Jenkintown-Wyncote train stations (35 min. train ride to downtow).

Claudio Barbero-Montagna was born and raised in Santa Fe City, Argentina. He is of Spanish and Italian descent on his mother's and father's side, respectively. He has traveled extensively and believes traveling is the fuel to one's imagination. He usually makes architectural tours out of his time in different cities. Lived for 25 years in Vancouver (Canada), 1 year in Paris, 5 years in Riviera Maya (México) and presently he spends his time between Philadelphia (where his husband lives) Venice and Turin (Italy) and Vancouver. He is inspired by: good design, kindness, the moon, good wine and talented people.

Historically, Elkins Park was home to Philadelphia's early 20th century business elite, among them John B. Stetson, John Wanamaker, Henry W. Breyer, Jay Cooke, William Lukens Elkins and Peter A.B. Widener. In the later 20th century, it was home to Ralph J. Roberts, co-founder of Comcast, as well as to the Gimbels family,[5] founders of the department store chain. Today, it remains home to many gilded age mansions such as Lynnewood Hall, a 110-room, neoclassical estate, the Elkins Estate presently being restored as a hotel-spa, distillery and events center[6] and the Henry West Breyer Sr. House, the former residence of the ice cream magnate which now serves as the Cheltenham Township Municipal building.[7] In 2018, New York Magazine described Elkins Park as "an old, elegant neighborhood of close-clustered homes".[8] It is notable for its varied architectural styles (among them: Modern, American colonial and Dutch colonial, Queen Anne, English Cottage and Tudor[9]) its wealth of homes designed by renowned 19th and 20th century architects such as Horace Trumbauer,[10] Louis Kahn[11] and Robert A.M. Stern[12]