Historic, Garage, Craftsman, Character Home, Finished Basement
1921 Anna Craftsman with Original Trim, Garage, and Carport — $129,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1921 Craftsman, original hardwood trim, garage + carport, partial basement, pre-1950 floor qualifier |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Roof, furnace, water heater all replaced within 10 years; move-in ready with appliances |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 4 | Listing $105/sqft vs zip median ~$80/sqft — about 31% above median (thin, 7 comps) |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | Listing $129K vs zip median $129,944 — essentially at market, within 1% |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 63 days, sale-to-list 95.4%, price drops 20.8% — mild buyer's advantage |
The original hardwood trim is still here. In a house built in 1921, that matters more than almost anything else you could say about it. A lot of houses this age have had it ripped out, painted over, or replaced with something cheaper. This one kept it. The dining room has its original floor too, which, if you've spent any time looking at houses from this era, you know is the kind of detail that's usually the first casualty of a renovation.
The house is two bedrooms, one bath, 1,224 square feet. It's a Craftsman, which means the proportions tend to feel considered rather than just stacked. There's a partial basement for storage. The yard is partially fenced. For parking, you get a detached one-car garage plus a carport, so covered space for two vehicles without paying garage prices for both.
What makes this easier to walk into than a lot of older houses is that the big-ticket systems have been addressed. Roof, furnace, and water heater are all replacements, all within the last ten years. Appliances are included, washer and dryer too. The structural anxiety that comes with a 100-year-old house is reduced here, at least on the mechanical side.
The price is the part worth sitting with. At $105 per square foot, this house runs about 31 percent above the zip code median of roughly $80. Compared to actual sales nearby, it's priced at market, essentially dead even with the local median. But that per-square-foot number is high for Anna, and with 63 days on market and a 20 percent price drop rate in the area, there's some negotiating room that the current list price doesn't reflect yet.
What this house gives you is a century-old Craftsman that someone maintained well enough to keep its original details intact, with the systems updated so you're not walking into a project. That combination, in this price range, is harder to find than the number of listings might suggest.
