Sold – Fixer Upper with River View in Keokuk, IA Under $36K
OHU50K NOTES $35,900 Sold
What a great old home! The fixer upper boasts a sleeping porch, French doors, built-ins, hardwood floors, gorgeous fireplace, and a wonderful view of the Mississippi River from the upper level.
Historical home in Keokuk, IA. This home is not on the national historical list, but is one of the greatest old homes in town. Built in 1870, this home still holds all the old charm. There are great hardwood floors throughout, the original marble fireplace surround, the original cast iron fireplace face, and original woodwork. This home has great bones, it’s just waiting for the next person to give it a little love and make it home again. Per Realtor
- 3bed
- 1bath
309 Fulton St, Keokuk, IA 52632 $35,900
Contact Realtor: Cramer Real Estate
Family History
This home was the site for many social events in the 1910s. Thomas J. McGrath (1858-1931), and his wife Edith (1868-1954) often hosted functions here for church groups, fraternal organizations and even a wedding breakfast for one of their sons. The McGraths had hundreds of friends who showed their love and support when the couple’s nine-year-old son, Thomas Junior, died in 1910 from spinal meningitis.
Thomas Senior was a pharmacist who owned a drug store with his brother at 500 Main St. in Keokok. The building has since been demolished and is now a green area in downtown.
9 Comments
JO
The clown room…🤨😳.
I’m speechless 😶🙄
Don Wright
I am interested in looking at the house for sale. Please let me know how to contact the seller and schedule a viewing.
Thanks
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Please contact the realtor. Link is provided in the post.
SHARON Rule-Hall
I’m very interested in looking 3this home. How big is the yard front and back? Also how close are the next house on each side?
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Lot is 60′ x 45′ Google Map link shows how close houses are. For more information, please contact the realtor.
Virginia Gibson
What is a sleeping porch? I dont’ think I have heard of that term .
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Before air conditioning, sleeping porches were built, usually on the second floor, to provide residents with a cooler place to sleep.
Ruth Enero
Being from central California, I am not overly familiar with BASEMENTS. So I am con fused about when/whether basements are included as part of the square footage of a house. Per realtor.com, this house has about 1100 square feet “below grade” if memory serves me. In general, does that mean that’s the basement size? To find the living space of the main house (not inducing a basement), would you subtract the “below ground” from the square footage listed??????
George Bahr
To answer Ruth. If an area isn’t finished, you don’t include it in sq ft livable area of house. If its a finished basement, you include its sq ft in the size of house.
Sometimes basement sq ft is differentiated from rest of home, finished or not, as “below grade”.
I prefer more land, but nice old house.