$250,000 - 4033 Sq Ft - 10 bed 3 bath - MLS: 202604795
Create your dream home in this piece of Iowa City history! The iconic Lindsay House (also known as the Bloom County House) features spaces of all sizes. Highlights include a third-floor tower room, an authentic Victorian balcony, spacious private rooms, and flexible combo rooms with sliding doors that can function as bedrooms or multi-purpose spaces. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this downtown property is credited as inspiration for the boarding house in Berkeley Breathed’s "Bloom County" comic strip. Authentic architectural details include a wrap-around front porch, a three-story corner masonry chimney, an artisanal stone-arched window, an octagonal tower, fish scale siding, and unique landmark status. The home preserves some antique elements throughout, including doors, woodwork such as baseboards, trim, accents, hardware, windows/glass, wood floors, cast iron radiators, bathtubs, and more. Over the years, this versatile property has served as a private residence, a fraternity, apartments, and most recently a 10-bedroom rooming house. Major maintenance items include a new roof in 2021 and updated electrical & heating systems. A truly unique, versatile historic home ready for its next chapter, available now! Backup offers welcome, current buyer may cancel purchase any time for any reason.
MLS #: 202604795
Price: $250,000
Year Built: 1893
Bedrooms: 10
- Upper: 8.0
- Main: 2.0
- Lower: 0.0
Total Baths: 3
- Upper Half: 0.0 ▪ Full: 2.0
- Main: Half: 0.0 ▪ Full: 1.0
- Lower: Half: 0.0 ▪ Full: 0.0
Building Style: Three Plus Stories
Basement: Full, Stone, Unfinished
Total Sq Ft: 4033
Above Ground: 4033
Finished Lower: 0
Lot Size: 110x69
Fireplaces: 1
Parking: Off Street, Tandem
Kitchen: Main Level 9x13
Dining Room: Main Level 11x17
Living Room: Main Level 13x16
Heat/Cooling: Steam, Ceiling Fans
Elementary: Longfellow
Middle: Southeast
High: City
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Listing Office: Lepic-Kroeger, REALTORS - Agent: Ricardo Rangel Jr. - Information furnished by Iowa City Area Association of Realtors