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$ 300,000

Est. payment | -/mo

10 Beds

3 Baths

4,033 SqFt

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$ 300,000

Est. payment | -/mo

Save

10 Beds

3 Baths

4,033 SqFt

Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 4,033 sqft

Price per Sqft $74

Subdivision Iowa City Original Town

MLS Listing ID 202604795

Style Three Plus Stories

Bedrooms 10

Full Baths 3

HOA Y/N No

Abv Grd Liv Area 4,033

Year Built 1893

Annual Tax Amount $9,055

Tax Year 2024

Lot Size 7,405 Sqft

Acres 0.17

Lot Dimensions 110 x 69

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

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!

Location

State IA

County Johnson

Zoning RNS12

Direction Corner of Summit St & College St. From Burlington St, north on Summit. From Dodge/Governor, East on College St.

Rooms

Basement Stone, Full, Unfinished

Interior

Interior Features Bookcases, High Ceilings, Other, Breakfast Room

Heating Steam

Cooling Ceiling Fans

Flooring Wood, Vinyl, Laminate

Fireplaces Number 1

Fireplaces Type Wood Burning, Living Room

Appliance Range Or Oven, Refrigerator

Laundry In Basement

Exterior

Exterior Feature Balcony, Front Porch, Other

Parking Features Off Street, Tandem

Community Features Sidewalks, Street Lights, On Bus Line

Utilities Available City Sewer, City Water

Total Parking Spaces 2

Building

Lot Description Less Than Half Acre, Corner Lot

Structure Type Wood Shingles,Aluminum Siding,Partial Brick,Stone,Wood,Brick,Composit,See Remarks

New Construction No

Schools

Elementary Schools Longfellow

Middle Schools Southeast

High Schools City

Others

HOA Fee Include None

Tax ID 1010481001

Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional

Listing Terms Cash, Conventional

Special Listing Condition Standard

Listed by Lepic-Kroeger, REALTORS

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935 E College St Iowa City, IA 52240