Coraopolis, Pa. | $269,900
A 1924 Cape Cod cottage with three bedrooms and one bathroom, on a 0.3-acre lot
Coraopolis, a small borough in Allegheny County with a population of about 6,000, is within easy commuting distance of Pittsburgh, about a 20-minute drive. Its small downtown, about 10 minutes away from this house by car, is a few blocks from the Ohio River. In recent years, a handful of breweries and coffee shops have sprung up along a stretch of Fourth Avenue, anchored by the borough’s Romanesque Revival train station, which local preservationists are in the process of restoring. This property is less than half a mile from a middle school and about 15 minutes from Robert Morris University, which has about 5,000 students.
Size: 1,092 square feet
Price per square foot: $247
Indoors: A driveway leads from the street to the garage, and a paved path connects this side of the property to the house.
The front door opens into a small foyer with hardwood floors and an arched doorway facing a living room with dark gray walls, white molding and a fireplace with a tile hearth.
The hardwood floors continue through the living room and into a spacious dining room with toile wallpaper and a chandelier. This room is connected to an updated kitchen with stainless-steel appliances. Off the kitchen is a bedroom with two windows facing the home’s wraparound porch.
Stairs in the living room lead up to the second floor, where there are two more bedrooms: The primary bedroom has pale lavender walls and a deep closet with its original doorknob; next door is a cozy guest room with sloped ceilings. Across the hall is a bathroom with a porcelain pedestal sink and a combination bathtub and shower.
Outdoor space: An elevated porch that wraps around the sides and back of the house has a ceiling fan and several spots big enough for a dining table. It overlooks a yard planted with a neat row of flowers and mature trees, several strong enough to support a swing. The detached garage holds one car.
Taxes: $5,616 (estimated)
Contact: Michele Van Balen, Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty, 412-471-4900; sothebysrealty.com
Buffalo | $269,900
An Italianate house built around 1876, with three bedrooms and one bathroom, on a 0.1-acre lot
This home is close to several historic locations, including the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site — once a private residence, where the 26th president took the oath of office after the death of William McKinley — about half a mile away. Closer still is the Coit House next door, one of Buffalo’s oldest single-family homes, dating to about 1815. Downtown Buffalo and the museums and restaurants clustered along the banks of Lake Erie are 10 minutes away by car, as is the Peace Bridge, which connects the United States to Canada.
Size: 1,702 square feet
Price per square foot: $159
Indoors: A low iron fence separates the front yard from the street, and the entrance is set beneath a portico to the side of the house.
The foyer has black-and-white floors, high ceilings and floral wallpaper that continues along the walls framing the staircase to the second floor.
To the left of the foyer is a living room with decorative moldings, a fireplace with a marble mantel and two floor-to-ceiling windows facing the front yard. Through a doorway on one side of this space is a dining room with green-painted wainscoting. Beyond is a kitchen with a tile backsplash, enough room for another dining table and a pantry in the corner.
All three bedrooms are upstairs, off a long hallway. At the top of the stairs is the primary bedroom, which has windows overlooking some of the neighborhood’s other 19th-century homes. Next door is a guest room with sunny yellow walls and blue trim, and at the far end of the hall is a bedroom currently used as a home office, with 1960s-inspired wallpaper in pink and purple. Also off the hallway is a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, an oversized shower and two console-style sinks.
Outdoor space: The small backyard is surrounded by a low brick wall; a set of lawn furniture is included in the sale of the house. Street parking in the area is plentiful.
Taxes: $7,176 (estimated)
Contact: Jennifer Goetz, The Goetz Ream, Keller Williams Realty, 716-316-6664; zillow.com
Appleton, Wis. | $275,000
A Tudor Revival house built in 1935, with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot
This house is about a mile and a half from the center of Appleton, a city about 40 minutes from Green Bay, Wis., and two hours from Milwaukee. Half a block away is Erb Park, which has swimming pools and an ice-skating rink. Lawrence University, founded in the 1840s as the second coeducational college in the nation, is a five-minute drive. The blocks around the school are bustling, with bars, restaurants and museums devoted to art and history, as well as a performance space that hosts musical performances and touring theatrical shows.
Size: 2,061 square feet
Price per square foot: $133
Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to the arched front door, which opens into a foyer with original hardwood floors, stucco walls and a closet with an original glass doorknob.
Beyond is a dining room currently used as a home library, with coved ceilings, a built-in meant to hold a phone and a 1930s-inspired light fixture. The hardwood floors continue through this space into the adjoining living room, which has a row of street-facing windows and more coved ceilings.
To the right of the entry is a kitchen with a center island and a sunny breakfast room with glass doors that open to the backyard. A bedroom is also on this side of the house, with more hardwood floors and a full bathroom next door.
Three more bedrooms are on the second level: A large bedroom with blue carpeting; the primary bedroom next door, big enough to hold a king-size bed and a desk; and, at the far end of the hall, another guest room with sloped ceilings. The bathroom, also off the main hallway, has a combination bathtub and shower and a long vanity with two sets of drawers.
Outdoor space: A wood deck off the kitchen has a hot tub. The backyard, a few steps down, has a flat area framed by trees and a shed that offers storage for tools and other equipment. The detached garage has parking for two cars.
Taxes: $5,304 (estimated)
Contact: Sally Schultz, Coldwell Banker, 920-277-9737; coldwellbanker.com
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