1930 Martins Ferry Home with Original Woodwork and Cathedral Addition — $140,000

The woodwork alone would stop most people. Archways, built-ins, and trim that someone in 1930 actually cared about getting right, still intact and still doing what it was meant to do.

The house is 1,688 square feet across two main floors, plus finished attic space above that. Three bedrooms upstairs, along with a full bathroom. The main floor has a living room, a formal dining room, and a kitchen with more cabinet space than you usually see at this price. There is also a half bath on the main floor. At the back of the house, someone added a room with a cathedral ceiling that reads as its own separate space from the rest of the floor plan. It is large enough to use as a second sitting room, a workspace, or whatever you actually need it to be.

The finished attic is the part that surprises people. It is a full usable room, not just floored storage. That gives you space beyond the three bedrooms without adding to the main square footage.

Now the practical side. The roof was replaced in 2023. The basement has been waterproofed. Those two things together mean you are not inheriting deferred work on the parts of a house that tend to cost the most when they go wrong. There is also a garage that fits one or two cars depending on size.

The house is in Martins Ferry, Ohio, which sits along the Ohio River in Belmont County. It is a small city with a real downtown, about 20 minutes from Wheeling, West Virginia.

For $140,000 you are getting a 94-year-old house that has been maintained, with original architectural details that would cost a lot to replicate now, a bonus room addition, finished attic space, a new roof, and a waterproofed basement. That is a lot of house for the number.

Originally listed for $140,000, this property sold for $130,000 on August 21, 2026.