Those of you living in housing markets where you’re lucky to find a cramped, two-bedroom condo for under $1 million will be astounded when you see where you can get a marvelous mansions for under $1 million.
Seriously, the five fabulous mansions we’ve found this week, all on the market for under $1 million, are jaw-dropping. Some are even historical. All have been renewed or restored—or were sturdily built in the first place.
There’s not a fixer-upper in the bunch, although you might want to come up with your own color scheme for some of them. And one or two might even have bed-and-breakfast potential.
Once you take a look, you might find yourself willing to move to a smaller town to live large. Take a look, and imagine a fresh start in one of these five mansions for under $1 million— they’re splendidly low-priced.
1101 S Monroe Ave, Green Bay, WI
Price: $789,900
Stately manor: They don’t build ’em like they used to in 1926, when they embraced sturdy English Revival architecture and added pricey design statements like tracery windows, patterned brickwork, and vivid stained glass.
You certainly can’t get those types of details plus 8,982 splendid square feet of living space all for under a million bucks.
Set in the heart of prestigious Astor Park, this mansion contains five bedrooms and 4.5 baths, plus enormous rooms like the wood-paneled speakeasy lounge, billiard room, and tiled and paneled spa room, which also has plenty of room for additional gym equipment.
In addition, this mansion contains exquisite original features like old-world tiled bathrooms, ornate and beautiful fireplaces, plus hand-painted ceilings. The kitchen and adjacent breakfast nook have been very tastefully updated with an island, custom cabinetry, double ovens, and stainless-steel appliances, including a Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer.
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104 S Broad St, Suffolk, VA
Price: $799,000
Colossal Colonial: Did someone say grand entry?
This pillared palace, built in 1914, features a fabulous front foyer with a sweeping staircase, a 13-foot ceiling, and an astounding Tiffany leaded-glass domed skylight. But that’s not the only spectacular stained-glass window on the premises.
There are nine bedrooms and 5.5 baths in 8,000 square feet of elegant living space. There are hardwood floors, coffered ceilings, and ornate mahogany crown molding throughout. Eight fancy functioning fireplaces bedeck this bastion of beauty.
Known as the Darden Mansion, it’s been featured on HGTV’s “Generation Renovation” and is immaculate. It’s ideal for a very large family (there’s even a four-car garage), or it could be converted into a bed-and-breakfast, as it exudes Southern hospitality.
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1205 Gordon Rd, Jenkintown, PA
Price: $999,000
Luxury and location: This lavish stone mansion, built in the 1930s and immaculately restored and renovated, features six bedrooms and 4.5 baths in 7,269 square feet of living space.
The many posh period amenities include crystal chandeliers, colorful stained-glass windows, lavish moldings, intricately decorated ceilings, and eye-catching fireplaces.
The flooring is original—crafted of recently refinished rare tiger oak hardwood. But the kitchen is new, with black marble countertops, an island with dining space, top-of-the-line appliances, and custom cabinetry for plentiful storage.
Speaking of storage, there are numerous walk-in closets with custom organizers, storage rooms, and a large basem*nt. You hardly ever find that much storage space in homes of this era!
Located just 10 miles from Center City Philadelphia, the beautifully landscaped 0.8-acre lot is close to the Abington Art Center and Alverthorpe Park, which features biking and walking trails, tennis courts, ball fields, and picnic areas. It’s also just minutes from two hospitals, multiple restaurants, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s.
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669 5th St, Florala, AL
Price: $940,000
Quintessential Queen Anne: Just when you think you’ve seen the best of the best, another one pops up and takes the crown.
This 1910 Queen Anne Victorian has 95% of its original splendor still intact, and it’s superbly restored. The spacious and inviting wraparound porch is a graceful introduction to the wonders you’ll see inside.
Every pillar and plank is polished to perfection. The chandeliers sparkle, and the 2.5 baths, one of them with a fireplace, have been exquisitely redone with new fixtures that fit right in with the original era. The five bedrooms are spacious. Every square inch of this almost 7,000-square-foot home is well thought out.
Outdoors, you’ll find a pool and pool house with a beautiful fresh-air kitchen and dining room. There’s also a massive, fixed-up Airstream trailer that looks as if it would expand the living space even more.
Just about every square inch of the 2.3-acre lot is carefully manicured, and water features abound. If you’ve ever thought of moving down South, this mansion just might tip the scales.
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2525 Wyndrush Dr, Suamico, WI
Price: $924,900
Graceful gables: The newest on our list, a brick abode built in 1995, proves that sometimes, they do build ’em like they used to. It also proves good things come in big packages, too.
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The 7,408-square-foot home with five bedrooms sits on two landscaped lots across 1.6 acres, overlooking a pond.
This custom-built, Southern Colonial–style home is ideal for a family. It has a home theater and media room on the bottom level and an expansive game room on the top level under the eaves. Every space has a designer touch with wallpaper, colorful paint, wood-paneled ceilings, polished wood floors, and flowered carpet.
The kitchen has a walk-in pantry, island, peninsula, and breakfast nook, all with oak flooring. The sunroom with the tile floor and built-in cabinets makes you want to curl up with a book and never leave. But when you do, it will be via any one of the vehicles you’ll have parked in the six-stall garage.
As the listing photos indicate, this estate looks spectacular in the fall, but we bet it’s pretty special in the winter, spring, and summer as well.
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