Historic, Victorian, Character Home
1880 Cleveland Victorian with Dual Porches and Attic Suite Potential — $84,900
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 | 1880 build, 4BR, dual porches, first-floor suite potential, attic expansion opportunity |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates named; "make it your own" language signals cosmetic-to-moderate work needed |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $52 listing vs $126 zip median — 59% below; thin 6-comp data but directionally strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $84,900 vs $172,675 median — 51% below zip median sale price |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | Sale-to-list 99.6%, DOM 27 days — balanced/competitive; 30.4% price drops mild positive |
At $52 a square foot, this house is priced at less than half the zip code median. That number is the first thing worth sitting with. A 1,630-square-foot, four-bedroom house in an active Cleveland market for under $85,000. The price is either a signal or an invitation depending on what you find when you walk through, and the listing is candid enough — in its way — that it tells you this is a house you finish, not one someone already finished for you.
The bones go back to 1880, which in Clark-Fulton means Victorian-era construction, and the street presence shows it. There are two porches, front and rear. That is a genuinely good thing, not a throwaway feature. A front porch on a house like this faces the neighborhood. The rear porch is where you actually sit. Having both means you get the architecture and the usefulness.
Inside, the layout runs living room to dining room to a big eat-in kitchen. First floor has a bedroom, a full bath, and laundry — so if mobility matters, or if you want to rent the upstairs and live below, the layout accommodates that without any changes. Four bedrooms total across two floors gives a family real room to spread out. And above it all, there is an unfinished attic with enough size that the listing mentions it as a potential suite, subject to approvals. That is a project, but it is a real one, and in a house this old with ceilings this tall, the attic is probably bigger than it sounds.
The condition score is the honest part of the picture. No system ages are listed anywhere in the data, which means you go in expecting to learn what the mechanicals are and budget accordingly. "Make it your own" in a listing at this price typically means cosmetic work at minimum, possibly more.
MetroHealth is walkable. The Metroparks Zoo is close. The neighborhood runs on local restaurants and longtime residents. What the price makes possible is buying a 145-year-old house with room for four people, two porches, and a future attic project for what a car costs in some markets.
