Newly Renovated Multi-Family Historic Home Guest House Pool

Newly Renovated, Historic, Painted Lady, 15 Rooms, Victorian House, Bed & Breakfast,  Restaurant, Inn or Spa Potential.  Eco-Friendly Saltwater Pool.  This home has the space and can be set-up to be use as rental property with room for two separate living spaces inside the home and with restoration of the carriage house in the backyard, an additional third rental.  This house was built in 1892 by Samuel Yost, a local lumbar baron. This house and gardens were on the 2006 Garden Tour.   This house was currently used as a single family dwelling, but has the space and set-up for a multi-family home.

This house has 15 rooms and 3,800+ square feet of living space. There is the potential for 5-6 bedrooms. There are 2 full baths, one on the main floor and one on the second floor. Large laundry room on second floor.  Large, unfinished basement with an inside entrance and an outside entrance.  Large attic on the third floor for additional storage or potential for additional bedroom or office. Large, original carriage house/garage in the backyard.  This is located next to an alley that runs behind the house, not renovated, but has great potential for a studio, guest house, in-laws or rental unit.  This overlooks the heated, inground, saltwater pool. The house is located on 2 city lots and the total property measures 91-feet wide and 231-feet deep. The landscaping is mature with many large trees, (maple, pine, catalpa, magnolia) with 15+ perennial and raised bed gardens.

The woodwork in the house is maple with an egg and dart carved pattern throughout the house. The staircase is gorgeous and is the first thing you see upon entering the home. There is a large landing halfway up to the second floor with a huge, beautiful, leaded glass window that overlooks the side yard. The doors are huge, 8-feet tall and also have the egg and dart pattern on them. To the right of the foyer is a pocket door that measures 5 -feet wide and is absolutely stunning to see and operate. The foyer has maple beamed ceilings with plaster. The ceilings are 10-feet high.

Renovations:

Upstairs Bathroom - 2009. 

New wainscotting, new paint, new sink and faucet, new lighting, new ceramic tile floor.  

New Carpeting - 2009  

Upstairs hallway, staircase and downstairs den.

Downstairs Den - 2009

New drywall, new ceiling fan, new carpeting, new paint.

Wood Floors - 2009

Newly refinished wood floors on entire first floor of house.

Downstairs Bathroom - 2009

New ceramic tile in downstairs bathroom and new paint.

Back Porch/4-Season Room - 2000.  

New heating and electrical, new flooring, new walls, new insulation, new windows and a Jotul gas stove. This porch overlooks the pool and gardens in the backyard. 

Upstairs Bathroom was updated a few years ago with new plumbing, new electrical, a large, whirlpool, soaking tub, power flush toilet, and large, corner cabinet for additional storage.  

Upstairs Master Bedroom:  There is tongue and groove on the ceiling with new carpeting, new lighting, and new, remote-controlled, ceiling fan.  This a quiet and relaxing room.  It is located on the front of the house with two beautiful windows that overlook the front yard.  This is located across from the upstairs bath.  A doorway adjoining this room takes you into a dressing room/sitting room that has lots of built-in storage, 2 large closets and a 7-foot antique oak armoire/wardrobe original to the house. This room features a gorgeous leaded window with window seat overlooking the front yard.

Large, wraparound, front porch - 2004. 

This was completely rebuilt with new columns, new flooring, new steps, and new vinyl ceiling. The porch wraps around to the north side of the house and there are 2 entrances into the house, one through the front door and another on the north side of the porch directly into the living room.

Living Room and adjoining Dining Room - 2005.  

Restoration of the plaster and lathe walls, new paint, new lighting and new ceiling fans.  

Bedroom on second floor, located west of the master bedroom - 2005.  

New paint and wallpaper.  There are two large windows facing the north side of the house.

Kitchen - 2006. 

New flooring, new countertops, new lighting, new, cast iron sink, new faucet, new stainless appliances, new range hood, new LG side-by-side refrigerator with no fingerprint technology with ice and water in the door, alarm, water filter and express freeze feature, new, Frigidaire, brushed stainless dishwasher, new stainless, gas range.  Large breakfast bar in kitchen.  

Laundry Room - 2007.  

New drywall, new paint, new lighting, new flooring, and new bamboo blinds.  There is a sink and vanity, washer and gas dryer that stay with the house.  

Downstairs Bathroom - 2007.  New tub and shower surround, new faucets, new drywall, new lighting, new solid-surface countertop and sink.

Electrical with new 100-amp circuit box was updated in 2000.

Room Measurements-Main Floor:

Foyer-15x14 Parlor/Bedroom-16x13 Den/Bedroom-15x11 Bathroom-11x9 Kitchen-14x11 Dining Room: 16x19 Living Room: 15x14 Back Porch or 4-Season Room: 19x9

Room Measurements-Second Floor:

Master Bedroom-15x13 Dressing Room/Sitting Room/Office-15x10 Second Floor Bathroom-11x11 Bedroom-10x15 Family Room/Bedroom-11x20 Bedroom-11x12 Laundry Room-12x9

There are many closets in this house. There is a huge, walk-in closet under the staircase that winds around to the reading nook at one end of the foyer. There are 2 large built-in closets in the upstairs dressing room. There is large linen/storage closet in the upstairs hallway, and the bedroom at the back of the house has a large closet as well.

The yard is a gardener's paradise with many perennial garden beds.  A planting list is included with the house.  Our yard and gardens were featured on the Gratiot County Garden Tour of 2006, hosted by local Master Gardeners.

The pool in the backyard is an eco-friendly saltwater pool. The pool has a gas heater and measures 32 by 16 and is 5 deep in the deepest end with a slide for added fun.  The pool features fiber optic lighting that illuminates the pool in tropical colors at night and provides a festive atmosphere. The pool utilizes a salt cell to manufacture natural chlorine eliminating the need for chemicals in the pool. A couple of 40-pound bags of table salt in the spring are usually all it takes to get the pool ready for swimming. The pool and stamped concrete decking were put in 5 years ago.

A new Bryant gas boiler was installed in 1995.  The house is heated with antique steam radiators located in each room of the house and provides a warm, even heat and eliminating dust and airborne irritants in the home.  The radiators are excellent for drying mittens and coats in the winter. The back porch has electric baseboard heat, as well as the Jotul gas stove. The house stays cool in the summer, due to the many mature trees and the construction of the home. The roof is in good condition. The house also has 2 chimneys, which are also in good condition.

The house is located on a street with many historic Victorian homes, a quiet, tree-lined street where people still sit on the front porch and take life slow, a place where your neighbors are your friends. Our street is a place where annual caroling parties are held and impromptu neighborhood get-togethers are frequent. Ithaca is a town where an old-fashioned and slower pace still prevails. Our town has a population of 3,000 people. We have a lovely downtown area with many stores including a dimestore, a hardware store, antique store, winery, coffee shops, yarn and fiber store, movie rental store, and many excellent dining establishments from fine dining to family style and fast food. We have a FunFest the end of August that is very family-oriented and has many different events for young and old, including our famous bed race through town. Ithaca has 3 schools, an elementary, middle and high school. Our sports program is very strong and our community is very involved, supportive and encouraging to our kids. We are a huge farming community as well. We have a beautiful, vintage courthouse as we are the county seat for Gratiot County. This house is located 2 blocks from main street, so a walk to town is only 10 minutes. We are 3-minutes away from public, wooded, hiking and bike trails and cross-country ski trails. We are located in the middle of the state (40 miles north of Lansing). We are 40 minutes from Lansing, 45 minutes to Midland, 60 minutes to Saginaw and 5 hours to Chicago.

This house is priced to sell.  Taxes are $1,300.00 per year.  This house is also now available to rent.  For rental questions, please contact me at 989-763-4816 or by email at juliebeard@yahoo.com

I can be reached at 989-763-4816 for any questions or appointments for viewing.