Restored Queen Anne-style home retains original character
4-season room is above attached, side-entry garage.
This 1900-era Queen Anne-style Victorian home has been totally renovated and has many updates. Listed for $229,000, the home is located in the downtown of Urbana and in the Urbana City School district.
Newer vinyl siding covers the exterior, and concrete steps lead to a covered, wraparound front porch with concrete floor. The porch also has ceiling fans.
The front door has a transom window and a full glass inset. The entrance opens to a living room with a decorative fireplace and original refinished hardwood floors that extend throughout the house. This room and the remainder of the home feature picture rails added to be true to the historic decorating style. There is also a ceiling fan, crown molding and solid-wood framing around the doorways.
To the right is a dining room with bay windows and a ceiling fan. The center window has a decorative transom. To the left is another sitting area that can be closed off from the entry room with a pocket door. This room also has a ceiling fan and original wood moldings and a decorative ceiling light.
The first-floor bedroom has a ceiling fan, bay windows and a walk-in closet. A full bath on this level has a walk-in shower.
To the rear of the first level is the kitchen, which was updated completely in 2015. It has lighter wood cabinets, a solid-surface countertop, stainless-steel sink, a gas range, built-in microwave, dishwasher and double-door refrigerator. The floor is vinyl plank. This room also has recessed lighting.
A door off the entry living area leads to the first original wood staircase with an open alcove area and decorative ceiling light. The steps and wood railings have all been refinished and lead up to the second level with three additional bedrooms and a full bathroom.
The bedrooms have wood floors, original wood moldings and ceiling fixtures or fans. The full bath has an updated toilet, sink and shower and a stained-glass privacy window as well as wood floors.
There is a second staircase to this level in the rear of the home. There is also a laundry area on the second floor.
To the rear of the home is a covered four-season room on the second level. It features multiple windows on each wall, painted wood flooring, wood siding and ceiling and a dual ceiling fan fixture with a light. The attached, onecar garage is beneath the four-season room.
A wooden privacy fence surrounds the backyard. An exterior door leads to the concrete patio. There is a newer vinyl shed to the rear of the yard.
Other updates include plumbing, some new windows, gutters, downspouts, concrete driveway and energy-efficient furnace and air conditioning.