Single Family Residence in Des Moines, IA

This 1888 home is full of historical features. Tall ceilings, big rooms and tons of space. Enjoy the rebuilt/restored front porch. Come take a look for yourselves. Neighborhood Financing grants (NFC) available for those who qualify. New gutters and downspouts installed in 2025. Large parlor stripped of plaster (in poor condition) and rewired, drywalled, and back of chimney brick exposed in 2025. Rebuilding of south-facing wraparound porch completed in 2023. Cement/asbestos siding removed and original cedar siding repaired and painted in 2021. Dropped ceiling, 1970s paneling removed in another parlor, plaster walls repaired and retained, and uncovering/discovery of original pocket door in 2010. Parking lot behind house converted to mostly yard (some sod, some native prairie plants) starting in 2007. Some cement remains. New roof in 2007. Back section, including kitchen and bathroom, seems to have been built in about 1945.