418 Mill Creek Rd, Gladwyne, PA 19035

Mill Creek Road gives way to a private lane and a custom residence with French character on three-quarters of an acre in Gladwyne, where the view carries out over the treetops. European in its details, modern in its comforts. A climbing hydrangea wraps the front door in green and, in early summer, white blooms, so the arrival feels like a discovery. Beneath it, a grand double-door entrance of leaded glass opens to a two-story foyer designed for entertaining, with stone floors, arched niches, a bar, and an iron stair rising to an open gallery. Across the main level, tall windows, two skylights, and French doors keep the rooms full of daylight and garden views. In winter, life gathers around three fireplaces. The living room, long enough for a grand piano at the garden end, has one in polished stone. In the skylit family room, another sits between lighted bookcases. The third anchors the great room, where a 12-foot ceiling gives generous volume to games, films, and large gatherings,...