1919 Escanaba Home with Gas Fireplace and Detached Garage — $149,900

A 105-year-old house in Escanaba for under $150,000, and you are getting more than just age.

The bones here go back to 1919, and the layout still works the way older homes often do. There is a bedroom and full bathroom on the main floor, which is not something you find in every house at this price. Two more bedrooms sit upstairs along with a separate flex room that the current listing calls an office area. That gives you four usable spaces on the upper level, which is a lot of flexibility in 1,143 square feet.

The living room has a gas fireplace. Not decorative, not a wood-burning insert that needs a chimney inspection. A gas fireplace that actually heats the main floor through Michigan winters without making it complicated.

The kitchen has been updated. The listing does not give a year on that, but it calls out the cabinet storage and counter space specifically, which usually means someone did real work there rather than just swapping hardware. Worth a look when you walk through.

The basement is full and dry. That last word matters in a house this old. It is unfinished, which means there is square footage there that has not been counted yet.

Outside, the yard is fenced and there is a 24 by 24 detached garage with openers. That garage is not small. Two cars fit comfortably with room left over for tools or a workbench.

On the infrastructure side, the electrical has been updated to 200-amp service. In a 1919 house, that is a significant thing. It means whoever owned this before you already dealt with the problem most old houses eventually present.

Escanaba is on the Upper Peninsula, on Little Bay de Noc. It is a small city with a real downtown and Lake Michigan access not far out.

At $149,900, you are paying $131 per square foot and that is before you count the basement.

Originally listed for $149,900, this property sold for $80,000 on August 19, 2026.