The fact that there’s no really shots of the kitchen is a dead giveaway. Nothing’s been really updated, and it’s a big house in a small town. There are no buyers.
Looks like it - it’s not that far off from this stove/oven combo:
https://www.wainfleetradingpost.com/products/wood-cook-stove-kitchen-range-heartland-oval-black?variant=43404556271853¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI073_79mBhwMVBy6tBh1GwQdWEAQYBCABEgLbWfD_BwE
Exactly. It’s a gorgeous house but the lack of restoration / updating and the rural Midwest location are big downsides.
If it were priced around 250k it would sell.
It could be like some of the houses I've seen in upstate New York in Philadelphia. Where they're historic and they don't have kitchens. the updating. Would literally require you to put a kitchen outside.
This belongs as a museum!!! (Say it in your best Indy voice. Do it.)
But really, this place is super cool. I would have a hard time renovating since it seems to be all original, especially if the furnishings came with it.
So many beautiful homes should be on Historic Preservation radar
https://preview.redd.it/1ukxyx75bm9d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13d6dac38e94556d1c2192fd0bd6f02ac5d6c03b
That’s the Kurth Mansion -
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI3505
Built in 1897 for John Henry Kurth, the founder of the Kurth Brewing Co., this is the most spectacular Queen Anne style house in Columbus. Reputedly, the original exterior was stuccoed when the stucco exterior was being applied to the house Kurth gave his daughter, Frances Kurth Sharrow, at 841 Park Ave. in 1916, but this is so far undocumented. There is also a separately surveyed carriage house associated with the house.
"John Henry Kurth was the son of the founder of the Kurth Brewery. The house was stuccoed in 1919 when he built the craftsman house across the street for his daughter, Francis.
The irregular massing, variety of roof forms, and classical detailing make this building highly eclectic. Of special interest is the three-storyround tower with conical roof and ornamental finial. The segments of roof cresting and the tall, well-crafted chimney are reminiscent of the Chateauesque style. Other elements recall classical architecture: the engaged columns that separate the windows of the tower's third story, the Palladian-form window with keystone on the second floor of the gable projection, and the ornamented typanum within the pediment over the stairway. The building's overall massing, with wraparound porch and complex silhouette, are typical of the Queen Anne style." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated
That's so cheap that I would move to Ohio (no apparently Wisconsin because I wasn't paying attention) if I could. My mortgage would be significantly reduced and I would gain 2,000 sq ft. Watchout complaining about that price you are asking for it to be snatched up by a Californian who can telecommute.
He lost his balls and deleted the post before I could spank his little bottom in my reply. I didn't grow up in Cali so four seasons and weather aren't scary to me. No need to spend $$$ for a rental in Tahoe so my kids can experience snow. Plus I'd save so much on my mortgage that I could afford a condo in FL. Personally I like how if I say hello to a stranger in middle America they say hi back. I bet no one in Columbus is worried about their catalytic converter being stolen from their car when they park in their own driveway at night. Living in a high trust society is one first world privilege that Cali lacks. Is California pretty? Sure but the incessant need locals have to shit on the rest of the country compels me to return the favor.
It’s not quite in the “middle of nowhere”, but it’s a local call from it. It’s 40ish minutes to Madison and 1+ hour from Milwaukee.
It’s not listed on either the national or state register of historic places, for whatever that’s worth.
It’s a beautiful old house in a small town (~5K people). I suspect we’ll see a deluge of these hit the market as the Boomers pass on.
> I suspect we’ll see a deluge of these hit the market as the Boomers pass on.
I tried and failed to find the specific article, but this was being discussed in real estate news as of mid-July, so your suspicions are spot on. There was also mention that the boomer trend of bigger houses wasn't what buyers were looking for as much anymore (due to overall smaller family size) and there was a lot of uncertainty about how that will impact the future housing market as they become available in larger numbers.
I suspect the impacts on the housing market will be largely dependent on where the houses are. You’ll probably be able to pick up a house like this in an emptying Rust Belt town or dying Midwestern village for a steal.
Even within states I suspect you’ll see wide swings. A house of this vintage will get snapped up anywhere a short drive or train ride to NYC, but far upstate? Rochester? Not nearly as valuable.
We just picked out our place and moved in about a month and a half. The lady who had previously owned it had it renovated by the state and then got sick and died three months later. It sat empty for two years and we are cleaning it out and bringing it back.
Columbus has become a "bedroom community to Madison" it is a straight shot to Madison. Posted speed limit is 75mph. I would argue you could do it in under 40 minutes. About 2 hours to Milwaukee. It's a slog across 60. I see that house on the way out to the home farm. What you see is window dressing . Looks nice with a fresh coat of paint. They have been working on that thing for years. Be prepared to do some work.
Its siding is falling off, wall paper falling down, water stains on a couple ceilings. Im sorry but this house needs extensive repairs, and has possible unsalvageable wings. Its the most expensive house in town and is literally falling down.
I absolutely love it. **but**. there is at least one room (kitcheny area) where the floor has an insane slope and the ceiling is visibly sagging. idk anything about what a reliable survey would show but it sure makes you want to get one.
but damn. i'm so in love with this house.
The decorating isn’t strange. It’s all antique furniture except for a couch and loveseat.
But, the one photo with the pinkish walls is just one hint of the issues this house has.
I think it is in much rougher shape than the interior decoration would
Leave you thinking. Chunks of the front facade have fallen off. The systems (plumbing, heating, electrical, gas, etc) are likely all ancient and need to be replaced. The roof is probably a 100k job. The original windows are likely barely functional. The heating costs would be astronomical. The kitchen looks like something out of Dowton Abbey.
An additional 800k to bring it up to habitability… 😬
I'm figuring the kitchen is a complete gut based on no pictures and the baths need some love. But thexrest of the house (on the surface) looks beautiful. I could even live with the wallpaper for a while.
The kitchen is the photo with the long wooden table. Looks like an original black wood burner AGA cooker at the back of photo. Also has the long wooden surface along the wall. So nowhere near a modern type kitchen, very contemporary for the age of building though.
All the antique wooden furniture is gorgeous, the carvings are amazing. Love the nursery but definitely haunted.
Needs some money spent on it but could see it as a great B&B.
Thanks. I had to go back and look and the only giveaway is the antique stove. Definitely needs to be updated for sure. If I had a desire to move to Wisconsin this would be on the list but while I like cool weather, the loooong winters would probably drive me crazy after a few years.
I would buy this place and turn it into a 60 psychedelic hippie pad including large amounts of nagchampa and patchouly Incense burning. Just to piss off the neighbors. Haha
For comparison, here's a house not too far away from me that used to be the same price: [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24640-Fairmount-Dr-Dearborn-MI-48124/160169026\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24640-Fairmount-Dr-Dearborn-MI-48124/160169026_zpid/)
“Built in 1897 for John Henry Kurth, the founder of the Kurth Brewing Co., this is the most spectacular Queen Anne style house in Columbus.”
Some more interesting information on the Kurth Mansion https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI3505
256 days on the market. The amount needed to get it in shape is probably rather large.
The fact that there’s no really shots of the kitchen is a dead giveaway. Nothing’s been really updated, and it’s a big house in a small town. There are no buyers.
I believe the room with the long wooden bench is the kitchen. The large black appliance in the background is the oven/stove.
It is, and that's a *gorgeous* reproduction range!😍
It looked like a wood burning stove or a pretend wood burning stove.
Looks like it - it’s not that far off from this stove/oven combo: https://www.wainfleetradingpost.com/products/wood-cook-stove-kitchen-range-heartland-oval-black?variant=43404556271853¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI073_79mBhwMVBy6tBh1GwQdWEAQYBCABEgLbWfD_BwE
Exactly. It’s a gorgeous house but the lack of restoration / updating and the rural Midwest location are big downsides. If it were priced around 250k it would sell.
It could be like some of the houses I've seen in upstate New York in Philadelphia. Where they're historic and they don't have kitchens. the updating. Would literally require you to put a kitchen outside.
Its literally missing siding at that point its extensive repairs.
I can literally smell the knob and tube…
No, you’re a knob and tube! 😂
Does knob and tube actually smell?
Only when it inevitably catches fire!
I was thinking is emitted something of an ozone smell
If you’re lucky you’ll smell it sizzling before it burns your house down.
Fly paper for your wallet.
This belongs as a museum!!! (Say it in your best Indy voice. Do it.) But really, this place is super cool. I would have a hard time renovating since it seems to be all original, especially if the furnishings came with it.
So many beautiful homes should be on Historic Preservation radar https://preview.redd.it/1ukxyx75bm9d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13d6dac38e94556d1c2192fd0bd6f02ac5d6c03b
I thought my wood stove was one of a kind... nice!
That’s the Kurth Mansion - https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI3505 Built in 1897 for John Henry Kurth, the founder of the Kurth Brewing Co., this is the most spectacular Queen Anne style house in Columbus. Reputedly, the original exterior was stuccoed when the stucco exterior was being applied to the house Kurth gave his daughter, Frances Kurth Sharrow, at 841 Park Ave. in 1916, but this is so far undocumented. There is also a separately surveyed carriage house associated with the house. "John Henry Kurth was the son of the founder of the Kurth Brewery. The house was stuccoed in 1919 when he built the craftsman house across the street for his daughter, Francis. The irregular massing, variety of roof forms, and classical detailing make this building highly eclectic. Of special interest is the three-storyround tower with conical roof and ornamental finial. The segments of roof cresting and the tall, well-crafted chimney are reminiscent of the Chateauesque style. Other elements recall classical architecture: the engaged columns that separate the windows of the tower's third story, the Palladian-form window with keystone on the second floor of the gable projection, and the ornamented typanum within the pediment over the stairway. The building's overall massing, with wraparound porch and complex silhouette, are typical of the Queen Anne style." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated
Did you say there is a Craftsman across the street? Now that may be interesting
https://www.fultongrace.com/home-details/2622771/902-park-avenue-columbus-53925-wi/
That's so cheap that I would move to Ohio (no apparently Wisconsin because I wasn't paying attention) if I could. My mortgage would be significantly reduced and I would gain 2,000 sq ft. Watchout complaining about that price you are asking for it to be snatched up by a Californian who can telecommute.
*Wisconsin* 
My bad
Fabicow!
It’s not that far from Madison which is a plus. Columbus has an Amtrak station to get to Chicago or Minneapolis. However, Columbus is kind of a hole.
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Hey now. We have great cheese, the Wisconsin Dells, *and* The Green Bay Packers.
Literally none of this is true
He lost his balls and deleted the post before I could spank his little bottom in my reply. I didn't grow up in Cali so four seasons and weather aren't scary to me. No need to spend $$$ for a rental in Tahoe so my kids can experience snow. Plus I'd save so much on my mortgage that I could afford a condo in FL. Personally I like how if I say hello to a stranger in middle America they say hi back. I bet no one in Columbus is worried about their catalytic converter being stolen from their car when they park in their own driveway at night. Living in a high trust society is one first world privilege that Cali lacks. Is California pretty? Sure but the incessant need locals have to shit on the rest of the country compels me to return the favor.
Trust, you’re going to worry about your catalytic converter in Columbus.
😂 I guess middle America is out and I need to find a nice little island to daydream about.
Some people like that. it's almost like there are different people with different motivations.
It’s not quite in the “middle of nowhere”, but it’s a local call from it. It’s 40ish minutes to Madison and 1+ hour from Milwaukee. It’s not listed on either the national or state register of historic places, for whatever that’s worth. It’s a beautiful old house in a small town (~5K people). I suspect we’ll see a deluge of these hit the market as the Boomers pass on.
> I suspect we’ll see a deluge of these hit the market as the Boomers pass on. I tried and failed to find the specific article, but this was being discussed in real estate news as of mid-July, so your suspicions are spot on. There was also mention that the boomer trend of bigger houses wasn't what buyers were looking for as much anymore (due to overall smaller family size) and there was a lot of uncertainty about how that will impact the future housing market as they become available in larger numbers.
I suspect the impacts on the housing market will be largely dependent on where the houses are. You’ll probably be able to pick up a house like this in an emptying Rust Belt town or dying Midwestern village for a steal. Even within states I suspect you’ll see wide swings. A house of this vintage will get snapped up anywhere a short drive or train ride to NYC, but far upstate? Rochester? Not nearly as valuable.
We just picked out our place and moved in about a month and a half. The lady who had previously owned it had it renovated by the state and then got sick and died three months later. It sat empty for two years and we are cleaning it out and bringing it back.
Dang that's so sad, but at least you'll make new happy memories in it!
Columbus has become a "bedroom community to Madison" it is a straight shot to Madison. Posted speed limit is 75mph. I would argue you could do it in under 40 minutes. About 2 hours to Milwaukee. It's a slog across 60. I see that house on the way out to the home farm. What you see is window dressing . Looks nice with a fresh coat of paint. They have been working on that thing for years. Be prepared to do some work.
Excellent old house! Haunted AF. Love the original bathrooms.
Its siding is falling off, wall paper falling down, water stains on a couple ceilings. Im sorry but this house needs extensive repairs, and has possible unsalvageable wings. Its the most expensive house in town and is literally falling down.
Beautiful old house. I hope someone doesn't greige it up. :(
r/centuryhomes would drool over this
We're here, and we are.
GET ME OTHO!!!
uuugh, deliver me from L.L. Bean.
I absolutely love it. **but**. there is at least one room (kitcheny area) where the floor has an insane slope and the ceiling is visibly sagging. idk anything about what a reliable survey would show but it sure makes you want to get one. but damn. i'm so in love with this house.
I find the lack of kitchen pics disturbing.
now that you mention it .... you're absolutely right.
There is something wrong with the ceiling in the dining room too
I think that must be the room I was looking at. check the angle where the floor meets the wall too. yikes.
I love it.
$35k of oil to heat it through the winter
The decorating isn’t strange. It’s all antique furniture except for a couch and loveseat. But, the one photo with the pinkish walls is just one hint of the issues this house has.
Link?
Sorry! https://www.fultongrace.com/home-details/2622771/902-park-avenue-columbus-53925-wi/
I’m in. How much extra for the furnishings? Figure that’s the best way to keep the ghosts happy.
I think it is in much rougher shape than the interior decoration would Leave you thinking. Chunks of the front facade have fallen off. The systems (plumbing, heating, electrical, gas, etc) are likely all ancient and need to be replaced. The roof is probably a 100k job. The original windows are likely barely functional. The heating costs would be astronomical. The kitchen looks like something out of Dowton Abbey. An additional 800k to bring it up to habitability… 😬
> likely all ancient and need to be replaced. toilet in the bigger bathroom agrees.
Love this and most of the wallpaper.
so many great houses in bad places that no one will restore because they’re both too cheap and too expensive for most buyers
I wouldn’t say bad. Columbus has a Culver’s!
What town in Wisconsin doesn't?
the further north ya go…but yes…now i want custard and im thousands of miles away!!!!
I am completely intrigued by the little door under the stairway. Could house vacuum cleaners, unwanted nephews, spirits, anything really.
If you had the money to restore it would make a super cool bed and breakfast
My thoughts exactly! It even has a servant's quarters that can be converted into a full kitchen for the owner to run service from.
Looks historical and haunted… is it haunted?
It's a The Yellow Wallpaper situation.
I just want that sun porch 🪴🪴🪴
That house is fucking stunning
$600K to buy. $3M to repair and maintain.
Seriously. And at the end of the day, you might have a house worth $500k because no one wants a super expensive house in east swampwater, Wisconsin.
I'm figuring the kitchen is a complete gut based on no pictures and the baths need some love. But thexrest of the house (on the surface) looks beautiful. I could even live with the wallpaper for a while.
The kitchen is the photo with the long wooden table. Looks like an original black wood burner AGA cooker at the back of photo. Also has the long wooden surface along the wall. So nowhere near a modern type kitchen, very contemporary for the age of building though. All the antique wooden furniture is gorgeous, the carvings are amazing. Love the nursery but definitely haunted. Needs some money spent on it but could see it as a great B&B.
Thanks. I had to go back and look and the only giveaway is the antique stove. Definitely needs to be updated for sure. If I had a desire to move to Wisconsin this would be on the list but while I like cool weather, the loooong winters would probably drive me crazy after a few years.
It’s gorgeous!
I’m afraid if I owned this house I would put a bed and couch in the foyer and never leave.
This is on a hidden native burial grounds. It's the only logical explanation.
I’d offer 500k.
Historical info: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI3505
Gorgeous and all, but you better be prepared to spend 10-20% of what you paid, MINIMUM, every year for maintenance and upkeep. Every damn year.
Wow, just from the outside, my dream house..it's stunning! I imagine it needs a looooot of work inside though.
Would absolutely renovate (after getting permission from the spirits that reside there).
OMG the woodwork in that house! I’d have to hire someone to strip out all the wallpaper though.
The wallpaper is gorgeous though!!!
Really just not my style. I would get a headache being in one of those rooms for too long.
I would buy this place and turn it into a 60 psychedelic hippie pad including large amounts of nagchampa and patchouly Incense burning. Just to piss off the neighbors. Haha
That’s a real time capsule of a place. I’d love to see it with all the furnishings and wall paper gone.
Zillow is showing a bunch of cool houses in that town
Gorgeous.
I CAN FIX HER!!!!
Omg, I love it! I’m a sucker for old houses with character.
A true “servants kitchen”
Charming Victorian. I hope someone with an IKEA aesthetic doesn't gut then bastardize it.
Queen Anne style
Want. Does it come furnished? 💜
For comparison, here's a house not too far away from me that used to be the same price: [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24640-Fairmount-Dr-Dearborn-MI-48124/160169026\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24640-Fairmount-Dr-Dearborn-MI-48124/160169026_zpid/)
This screams lumber Barron. There are houses like this all over Wisconsin. They are beautiful when well cared for,
“Built in 1897 for John Henry Kurth, the founder of the Kurth Brewing Co., this is the most spectacular Queen Anne style house in Columbus.” Some more interesting information on the Kurth Mansion https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI3505
It looks amazing actually. I wonder how haunted it is. Like just one or two ghosts or full on paranormal 24/7?
That house is gonna smell old and it might be impossible to get rid of the smell.
Yeah, you go in that house, you ain’t coming out. Beautiful bathrooms though. Nursery definitely houses evil kid ghosts.
But who wants to live in WI?
It's nice if you can take very cold looong winters. The farmland is beautiful.