Under $75K Thursday - Louisiana's Historic Goodman-Stark House For Sale Under $65K

OHU50K Notes $64,500

The Goodman-Stark House, aka the Goodman-Unsell House, is a 2 1/2 story Queen Anne home that sits high upon a bluff along the Mississippi River. Built in 1894 to accommodate plumbing, electrical and gas lighting, the walls are 18-inches thick. Although it was solidly built, its location along Route 79, with heavy trucks going by and causing vibration, has caused some minor damage.

House view featured at 601 N 3rd St, Louisiana, MO 63353

Realtor Comments

This beauty is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is full of charm. The balcony’s are breathtaking, the transom windows, fireplaces in almost every room, and OHHHH, the staircase and wood work detail. This is a magnificent, possibly once in a lifetime opportunity to own a one of a kind home. There are 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths in this beauty. This is a Fannie Mae Homepath property.

4bed
2.5bath
Circa 1880

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601 N 3rd St, Louisiana, MO 63353 $64,500

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History

Goodman Family

The home was commissioned by Richard H. Goodman, the chief cashier at the Bank of Louisiana. He commissioned the architectural firm of Franklin, Wheeler, and Branson of St. Louis to design it with a limestone foundation with dark-red bricks that were trucked to Missouri from Quincy, Illinois. The Goodman’s did not live here long, however, for in 1899 Goodman and his wife divorced and sold the home to Clarence McDowell Stark.

Stark Family

Clarence Stark was the co-founder and first president of the Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Co. He is well-known for starting catalog sales and for discovering the Red Delicious apple. and advertising campaign. Clarence Stark lived in this home with his wife Lily, daughter Willella, and two sons Paul and Lloyd. In the 1920s, a building was constructed to house the family’s cook, and a large brick garage was also added. The interior was remodeled in 1935 and added to the National Register of Historic places in 1994. The Stark family lived here for more than seven decades. Now the home is in foreclosure.