18802 R Ave, Minburn, IA, 50167 $639,000 Sold on July 16, 2021 for $622,000
Farm House For Sale W/Guest Houses/Barn And Outbuildings on 5.5 Acres
If you have dreamed of owning an historic Iowa farmstead on 5.5 acres minutes away from Des Moines, this updated 1875 home is your chance. This property includes a farmhouse (featured in many national decorating & garden magazines), a 998-SF second house for guests, rentals, or extended family, a rustic guesthouse, well-maintained outbuildings and a fully restored 6-stall barn with basketball hoop in hayloft. It also includes a remodeled chicken coop that makes a perfect studio/office or entertaining space.
The main house has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a main-floor ensuite master bedroom. A sunny family room w/wood-burning stove, patterned after a grain silo, that scoops in pastoral views of your own 2-acre pasture. Other features: 2-car detached garage. The 1940s second house has 2 beds, 1 full bath and original wood floors. Less than 20 miles from Waukee and 5miles from Dallas Center. The crunch of gravel announces that you are home, but you may never want to leave!
