09/14/2022
New Listing by Joe Henry
Historic 2 story home built in 1876 on a wooded two-acre parcels w/ 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, windows, and more in a rural setting, just minutes away from Des Moines. Built in 1876 by the Art family of Warren County, owners of a sawmill in Hartford. Architectural woodwork throughout this home. The framing is rough cut from native burr oak with significant amounts of mortise and tenon joinery. The home possesses many large windows that capture the sunlight and present the beautiful Iowa landscape from every room. This property was also a stagecoach stop where locals would arrive to catch the stage to other destinations. Evidence of this still exists today in the crooked and winding road out front. As time marched on the property is said to have been a rehabilitation hospital for soldiers returning from WWI providing respite and quiet for the recovering patriots. It served the town of Hartford as the original post office and community center where local dances, events and celebrations were common. Don’t miss this opportunity!
