Big Love Filled This Small Oakmont Home Nestled on a Hill

From a historic dwelling that experienced been moved twice to a very low-upkeep condo, Oakmont is filled with exciting attributes, among them this three-bed room home developed in 1872. 

Tucked absent on a hillside, 800 Maple Way has been in Rita DeLellis’ family members for a lot more than 80 several years.   

“I grew up in that residence,” she suggests. “It was my old homestead there were being eight kids less than that roof, four boys and four women.”

Now that DeLellis and her husband, Jimmy, are making their snowbird life-style permanent, they’ve listed the transformed, 1,216-sq.-foot dwelling for $179,900 (MLS#1577275, Lori Hummel, Howard Hanna Serious Estate, howardhanna.com). It is open by appointment.  

DeLellis claims when her immigrant mother and father moved to the property a long time back, it experienced an even lesser footprint. The dwelling also only experienced 1 bathroom—and it was in the basement.  

“My daddy understood that he experienced to make two more bedrooms [he] additional another bedroom to the right and crafted on best of it,” DeLellis states.  

Right after most of the siblings remaining for college or university or to get married, the dwelling at some point handed to DeLellis’s brother, who was residing there when their mother and father died. As for DeLellis, she and her spouse experienced moved to Colorado to be closer to their son, but vowed to come again to Pittsburgh just one working day to support their daughter, Dina, when their grandchildren arrived. 

That time came in 2009, when DeLellis’s brother decided to provide the household residence. 

“The most important rest room was however in the basement,” DeLellis recalls. “Can you imagine, one particular bathroom with 10 people today — and it was in the basement. We considered that everybody just had one lavatory in the basement.” 

Around the many years, her handy spouse transformed the house. A person of the first tasks he tackled was adding a further toilet. He also mounted railings, fencing and a rear deck and revamped the front porch

“I advised Jimmy, ‘I’m far too old to go to the basement in the middle of the night, I need a rest room,’” DeLellis claims. “So, he transformed an upstairs bedroom into a good toilet.” 

He also turned element of the residing area into a powder home, created a pantry and installed Pergo flooring. In the kitchen, he included new paint, cupboards and countertops. DeLellis states her mother applied to make do-it-yourself ravioli and bread in the kitchen — a tradition she carries on nowadays. Her mother, she says, would have been “ecstatic with the total renovation.” 

Another addition is a breakfast bar situated in entrance of a window that has a check out of the area’s rolling hills. 

“In the fall when the leaves are turning, it is these types of a really sight to see the hills of Verona,” DeLellis suggests. “It is so quite on the 4th of July. We could see all of the fireworks from the kitchen.” 

Pine accent details also ended up additional to the dwelling room and the to start with-ground bed room partitions. The dwelling house is cleverly adorned with a very simple sofa, lounger and accent chair. A eating area carved out on the very first flooring effortlessly fits a farmhouse table. 

“Some of the home furnishings will be being if the new purchasers want to preserve it,” DeLellis provides. 

Upstairs, two carpeted bedrooms measure 16-by-8 and 24-by-10 square ft, respectively. 

As for that basement bathroom? Jimmy completely overhauled it. The dry, contemporary space has total stroll-out accessibility and a laundry location, as well as room to set up a tiny exercise place or business office. 

As they get ready to go, Rita fondly remembers the big quantities of really like shared in the minor home, which includes Christmas Eve celebrations with their huge prolonged spouse and children. Her mom, she suggests, is absolutely content with the way the household turned out. 

“I know she is searching down on me and smiling right alongside with me,” she states.  

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About: Oakmont (oakmontborough.com)
Populace: 6,303
Planes, Trains & Cars: A 40-moment commute to Pittsburgh Intercontinental Airport. Avenue parking. Community transportation. 
Educational institutions: Riverview Faculty District (rsd.k12.pa.us)
Neighborhood: Recognized for previous residences and outdated charm, Oakmont, nestled along the Allegheny River, is household to the earth-renowned Oakmont Country Club. A handsome and vibrant company district operates alongside both equally sides of Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny Avenue and capabilities loads of places to eat and bespoke retail retailers. The unbiased Oakmont Bakery is a place in by itself, when the renovated Oaks Theater characteristics reside amusement. Numerous people delight in an night stroll alongside the sidewalks and strolling paths.