There's a quiet kind of grandeur that clings to Wissahickon stone. It holds stories in its uneven surfaces — centuries compressed into sedimentary layers of history and heat. The Levy home wears that history like a tailored suit: aged, but elegant.

Built in 1895, the house has seen more than a century of life. A fire in the 1990s reshaped parts of it, but never erased its bones. A local Russian builder purchased the shell and thoughtfully reconstructed it as a wedding gift for his son. But the son and his bride preferred city life — and the house sat, briefly, as a gift unclaimed.

Then came Amy and Ross M. Levy, who purchased it in August 2006 and never looked back. They didn't just move in. They made it theirs. Not through extravagance or ornament, but through deep care — through creativity, intention, and the kind of love that shows up at 11pm with a drill and a big idea.

Built1895

PurchasedAugust 2006

Total Area5,141 Sq Ft

Lot Size0.42 Acres

Bedrooms4

Bathrooms3 Full + 1 Half

FloorsBasement + 3 Levels

StoneWissahickon & Bluestone

"I remember the house having such a positive feel, full of promise. I could already hear music flowing from every level because of how open the house is." — Amy Levy, on the first day

When you step inside the Levy home, it doesn't just welcome you — it begins a conversation.

The main floor unfolds like a sentence: punctuated, purposeful, with rhythm and flow. Step through the deep blue front door and into a bright entryway where oak hardwood floors catch the light and the walls — painted in the warm, settled tone of Pigeon Gray — give the space the feeling of a curated gallery.

The Entryway

A live edge walnut bench — handmade by Ross from a board sourced at Dueling Maples Wood Mill in Glenside, PA — sits beside the coat closet. Behind the front door, a pipe-and-spigot coat rack made from leftover sukkah construction hardware holds six coats on spigot-knob hangers: practical, quietly funny.

Across from the secret door, a handmade smart mirror by Ross reflects you back before you leave the house: time, weather, top headlines from CNN and the New York Times. A Meural digital canvas cycles through an ever-rotating gallery of Seinfeld fan art. And then there is the traffic light — a decommissioned 1970s model, painted white to match the decor, hanging near the door like a pop art relic.

The Living Room

A baby grand Baldwin piano greets you first, its presence a promise. A large wraparound couch in dark gray microfiber. Above it, an oversized mirror reflects the barn wood accent wall — built by Ross and his father, George — a piece of real father-son craft. On the windowsill: a sculptural Italian marble and iron baker's scale from the early 1900s, discovered at a rummage sale.

"The living room is a holy space." — Ross M. Levy

The Center of the Home

Standing beneath the mason jar chandelier — a dramatic spiral of steel and hand-blown jars fitted with flame-tipped bulbs — you are at the literal and symbolic center of the main level. Six acoustic guitars hang overhead in the main foyer. A 12-foot by 5-foot Jackson Pollock-style painting — gold, silver, white, and black — titled Sporadic Gold, created by Ross himself, spans the wall between the main level and playroom.

The Dining Room

Anchored by a Sputnik-style gold chandelier and a glass-top table that seats six. The 40" × 30" LEGO replica of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring — made as a tenth anniversary gift for Amy in 2017 — hangs with a museum wall card and an NFC tag. Tap your phone and watch the YouTube video of its creation.

The Secret Bathroom

Pull Moby Dick from the bookshelf. The door swings open.

Inside: navy blue with orange accents, a vintage rotary phone, the ASSMAN license plate from Seinfeld, a custom Trivial Pursuit card with the Moops answer, the script from The Big Salad, a LEGO recreation of Jerry's apartment, and a soundbox by the door that plays the Seinfeld bass line when you leave.

"The secret bathroom behind a door that looks like a bookshelf. It's just so cool and impressive and fun." — Allison Barenbaum, family friend

Descend the stairs from the kitchen and dining area, and the air shifts — not just in temperature, but in tone. As you make your way down, you pass a David O'Keefe original Seinfeld caricature of the entire cast. Between the levels, cut into the floor beside floor-to-ceiling windows that span both stories, is the indoor hammock: surrounded by pillows and a small table, it is one of the most coveted spots in the house.

In winter, lying in the hammock while snow falls through those enormous windows is, by unanimous family agreement, one of life's better pleasures.

The Playroom

The basement has been many things: a Barbie paradise when the girls were small, a furniture showroom, a pandemic mattress-launching zone. It is now a game room, home theater, and conversation pit.

Arcade Cabinet Lineup

Pong · Golden Tee 3D · Ridge Racer · Root Beer Tapper · Pac-Man · NBA Jam

A 100-inch projector screen anchors one wall. A regulation air hockey table. A 1960s Fore-Par mini-golf billiard table. Under the stairs: a built-out snack bar with a mini fridge and the Seinfeld quote — 'These pretzels are making me thirsty.'

The basement has flooded three times. Each time, the Levys redid it exactly the same way. Some things are worth restoring.

The Recording Studio

Off the playroom is the recording studio — an audiophile's sanctuary that Amy gifted Ross on Father's Day when she cleared out the storage room and said: this is yours now.

The studio houses dozens of guitars and stringed instruments, rare microphones, soundproofing panels, a Yamaha Clavinova, and an Argosy desk running an Apple iMac i9. It sits beneath a vent in the living room floor — so when Ross is working on an album, the family upstairs can hear every repeated line, every revision, every take.

"My favorite memory is of Ross working on his albums for hours and hours, and we can hear one line over and over again. It's amazing." — Amy Levy

The house shifts as you ascend. A tonal change in the architecture, like the second movement of a symphony. The main floor hums. The upper floors breathe.

The Master Bedroom

The largest room in the house, with 14-foot ceilings and the feeling of a suite in a very personal hotel. A Wyoming king-sized bed beneath sixty Nanoleaf light panels that climb the walls and ceiling. Mirrored-glass nightstands. A black fireplace. A Yamaha Clavinova in one corner. The ensuite: a jacuzzi tub, shower stall, Brondell bidet, and a towel warmer for winter mornings.

"My favorite memory is all the love that Ross and I make in there, and snuggling with dogs and kids when they come in." — Amy Levy

The Meditation Room

Painted a rich, deep, tranquil blue. A golden yoga swing hangs from the ceiling. Golden floor pillows, yoga mats, a wind chime. Shelves bridge Torah and Talmud with yoga practice and Tibetan meditation traditions.

The Guest Suite — Union Suite

Simple and intentional, with warm Porter Ranch yellow walls. A gallery of 32 black-and-white family photos in matching frames surrounds the doorway — a quiet, tender archive.

The Tower — Aria's & Kira's Rooms

Climb to the top floor and you arrive in The Tower. Aria's room is light blue and white — vinyl records on the wall, a fashion workstation with a sewing machine. Kira's room is light pink, fun and playful, with LED light strips and a makeup table. Two rooms, two entirely distinct universes, one shared bathroom.

Just outside the meditation room is a hall that became one of the home's most quietly spectacular installations.

Five real birch tree trunks rise floor-to-ceiling, their white bark luminous against the walls. Between them, a white leather bench. A large 6-by-6-foot wall clock. Hanging from the branches: a family of sculpted mid-century monkey figurines, swinging, smiling, pausing in space.

There is no plaque. No explanation. Just a quiet invitation to smile — which guests do, reliably, before they even realize they're doing it.

It's the kind of moment that reminds you this house wasn't just designed. It was composed.

If the interior of the Levy home is about movement, memory, and creativity, then the outside is about breath.

The Wraparound Porch

Rebuilt in 2015 from a plain concrete slab into a proper outdoor room. Ross sourced Wissahickon stone from a local quarry, hired designer Heather Eisenhart, and personally took a few hammer swings at the old concrete. The result: a resort-style wraparound porch with three sitting areas, a 14-foot synagogue pew flanked by carved Torah columns, three ceiling fans, a 42-inch outdoor Apple TV, a Weber grill, and the show-stopper: a queen-sized grass bed piled with pillows, perfect for afternoon naps in the spring sun.

"The porch is the greatest place to spend hours and hours on a beautiful summer Sunday." — Daniel Shapiro, family friend

The Backyard & Grounds

A wooden playset, swings, clubhouse, small climbing wall, and behind the house — a hill past the trampoline that serves as the family sled trail when weather cooperates. The front yard is enclosed by a black steel fence where Dolly and Ivy run freely. At the end of the long driveway: a detached three-car garage with a loft woodshop above — Ross's domain for builds, projects, and the particular satisfaction of making things from scratch.

This house doesn't just reflect creativity — it is creativity. Not outsourced. Not showroom-assembled. Dreamed up, sketched, revised, and built by the hands of one of its owners.

The Kitchen Table

Deep walnut board on 1890s Singer sewing machine bases. Sanded, epoxy-finished — each pair can be pedaled like a sewing machine.

Sporadic Gold

A 12' × 5' Pollock-style painting in gold, silver, white, and black. Spans the main level to the playroom.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

40" × 30" LEGO mosaic of Vermeer's masterpiece. Built as a 10th anniversary gift. Museum wall card, NFC tag, YouTube video.

Barn Wood Accent Wall

Built with his father George. Real craftsmanship, real collaboration — a piece of father-son making.

The Secret Bathroom Door

Built with nephew David over one weekend. Bookshelf door that swings open when you pull Moby Dick.

The Smart Mirror

Time, weather, news headlines. Handmade and installed in the entryway. Reflects you back fully informed.

The Live Edge Bench

Walnut from Dueling Maples in Glenside. Sanded, epoxy-finished, placed at the front entry.

The Touchscreen Jukebox

40-inch vertical screen, Mac Mini, wooden cabinet. Connected to HomePods throughout. Idles as a giant flip clock.

The Pipe Coat Rack

Made from leftover sukkah hardware. Pipe and spigot knobs as coat hangers: practical, quietly funny.

Indoor Hammock Nook

Cut into the floor between levels beside floor-to-ceiling windows. One of the most coveted spots in the house.

Sukkah Projector

Installed in the outdoor sukkah for holiday movie nights under the stars.

Moss Wall Strip

A live moss accent on one of the partitioned main-level walls. Because even walls deserve something living.

"Ross would make anything happen. If I said 'It would make our lives easier if...' — he would create that piece in our house. His pieces are created with love and intention." — Amy Levy

Some homes have a shrine. The Levy home has a sitcom shrine — and it is distributed, layered, and deeply considered.

It begins at the front door, where the Meural digital canvas cycles through Seinfeld fan art. It continues inside the secret bathroom: the ASSMAN license plate, the Tweety Bird Pez dispenser, the custom Trivial Pursuit card with the Moops answer, the script from The Big Salad, a LEGO recreation of Jerry's apartment, and the door soundbox that plays the bass line as you leave.

The snack bar in the playroom bears the quote: "These pretzels are making me thirsty." The David O'Keefe original caricature of the entire Seinfeld cast hangs on the stairway down to the playroom.

It is culture as humor. Humor as identity. Identity as art. And it is, consistently, one of the first things guests mention.

"The jukebox reigns supreme as the greatest and most surprising feature of the house. And the Girl with the Pearl Earring LEGO set was the ultimate surprise." — Daniel Shapiro

The kitchen is at the far end of the main level where the open floor plan opens into brightness and stainless steel. Samsung refrigerator, GE Profile oven, June smart oven, Kerrigan coffee machine, Bosch dishwasher, Vitamix 5200 blender. Granite countertops. Philips Hue light strips under the cabinets.

In an ash wood frame near the kitchen TV hangs the original sign that once hung outside Dr. Joseph R. Levy's dental practice in Malvern — Ross's grandfather's sign, restored and framed as a tribute.

But what defines this kitchen is not its appliances or its fixtures. It is Amy.

Food Is Medicine

Amy Levy studied Ayurveda and spent years learning that food — how it's grown, prepared, when and where it's eaten — profoundly affects how we digest, how we feel, and how we heal. She came to this understanding personally, after working through years of IBS, and it became the philosophy by which she runs this kitchen and this family.

"Fruit is God's candy." — Amy Levy

Every sweet she makes is built around oats and maple — two of the most gut-healing foods. When Aria was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, Amy deepened this practice further. Aria has learned to make her own perfectly baked potato chips from scratch.

Dinners Around the World

Amy's tradition for Sunday evenings when the girls were young: one family member chose a country, the family researched its culture, cooked its food, and sometimes dressed in costume. Kenya. Japan. Iceland. Papua New Guinea. Over 45 countries were visited this way — on a map that still hangs in the house, marked with each stop.

Reform Judaism is not a part of the Levy family's life. It is their life — professionally, spiritually, and domestically. The house reflects that in ways small and large.

Jewish Traditions in the Home

A nearly 6-foot iron and metal Hanukkiah, gifted by George and Susan Levy, stands as a showcase piece during the holiday season. The Passover Seder is hosted at the Levy home with personalized iPad Haggadahs. The Sukkah goes up every fall in the backyard, complete with Ross's installed projector for movie nights under the stars.

Family Traditions

Every room in the Levy home is connected — through Apple HomeKit — to a system of smart lighting, locks, cameras, and sound that makes the house as intelligent as it is beautiful.