Historic, Finished Basement, Craftsman, New Roof, Character Home
1914 Milwaukee Craftsman with Stained Glass, Beams, and Four Bedrooms — $119,000
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1914 Craftsman, 4 bed, stained glass, beams, wainscoting, built-ins, hardwood floors |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | Move-in ready; roof, windows, water heater, basement drain tile all replaced November 2023 |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 4 | Listing $110/sqft vs zip median ~$68/sqft — 62% above median; thin 8-comp data noted |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 2 | $119K is 40% above zip median of $84,925 — listing is priced above local market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | DOM 66 days, sale-to-list 93.2%, 26.8% price drops — clear buyer's market signals |
The dining room is the reason to look at this house. Exposed ceiling beams, paneled wainscoting, a built-in china cabinet, a dish railing, and a window bench — all in one room, all original, all still there. That kind of detail is usually the first thing stripped out of a house like this. Here it survived, and it makes the room genuinely handsome in a way that photographs actually undersell.
The rest of the house carries the same period character. Stained glass windows in the living room, built-ins throughout, hardwood floors on the main level and extending through the bedrooms. Four bedrooms in 1077 square feet means the rooms are small — this is a compact house and it reads that way. But the bones date to 1914 and the craftsmanship from that era shows up in the trim and the details in ways that newer construction at any price simply does not replicate.
The practical side got serious attention in November 2023: new roof, new windows throughout, new water heater, and a full basement drain tile and crock system. That is a lot of expensive work done at once, and it matters. You are not walking into deferred maintenance on the big-ticket items.
The front porch is wide enough to sit on. Upstairs has two bedrooms, a bonus space, and extra storage toward the front of the home.
Now the honest part. At $119,000, this house is priced about 40 percent above the zip code median of roughly $85,000. The price per square foot is about 62 percent above the local median. The listing has been sitting for 66 days, and similar homes in the area are selling at about 93 cents on the dollar with over a quarter of listings taking price cuts. The market is telling you something here, and the seller has room to move.
If you can negotiate this closer to what the neighborhood actually supports, you get a 110-year-old house with intact period detail and a freshly updated mechanical foundation for a number that starts to make real sense.
