Historic, Victorian, Character Home
1900 Haverhill Victorian Near Covered Bridge, Needs Renovation — $130,000
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 | 1900 home, 1666 sqft, hardwood floors, arched doorways, river/trail access nearby |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | New windows and pellet stove; renovation required, "bring your ideas" language signals more work ahead |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $78/sqft vs zip median ~$168/sqft — 54% below median; thin 8-comp data but directionally strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $130K vs $307K zip median — 58% below; zip likely skewed by rural/acreage sales, still a clear discount |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | DOM 73 vs median 55; sale-to-list 94.7% and 38.6% price drops signal buyer's market |
The arched doorways and hardwood floors are still there. In a 124-year-old house that needs real work, that matters. Those details survived because someone left them alone, and now you have the chance to build around them rather than chase them down at a salvage yard.
At $78 per square foot, this is well under half the zip code's median price per square foot. The full ask is $130,000 for 1,666 square feet in a house with a year 1900 build and original architectural bones intact. The price reflects the condition, and the condition requires honesty: the listing says "bring your ideas," which is agent language for a renovation ahead of you, not behind you. New windows and a pellet stove are already in, so the envelope and heat source have been addressed, but the rest of the work is yours to figure out and fund.
The house sits within walking distance of the Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge, and the Ammonoosuc and Connecticut Rivers are close. There are ATV trails nearby and kayak access. This is not a suburb; it is a small New Hampshire town about a mile from the Vermont border, which gives you two states' worth of towns to pull from for shopping, food, and farmers markets. If you want river access, trail access, and distance from density, the location delivers that.
Three bedrooms and one bath, which is a tight bathroom situation for a family, but not unusual for a house this age. The square footage gives you room. What you do with the layout depends on how the renovation shakes out.
The house has been sitting 73 days, longer than the market median of 55. Sellers in this zip are accepting about 94.7 cents on the dollar, and 38.6% of listings have had price cuts. That context gives you room to negotiate if you want to try.
At $130,000, you are buying a project with a strong starting point. The house was built with detail. It held onto it. Whether you restore it as a home or pursue the commercial zoning the listing mentions, you are getting a lot of history for not much money.
