The living room at 1637 West Ritner St. looks almost exactly as it did 50 years ago, including the pink velvet couch (perfectly preserved under custom-made clear vinyl), the burgundy wall-to-wall carpet, and the tension rod lamp with its metal winged mermaids holding light bulbs aloft.

It’s a regular South Philly rowhouse, packed with well-loved, well-maintained fixtures from the 1960s. But in an era of homes filled with mass-produced fast furniture and gray cabinets and countertops, that’s also what makes it special.