The Cowles Mansion is now for sale. It is a rare opportunity to live in a home with a significant local history. This magnificent home, built by Gardner Cowles in 1909, the founder of the DM Register, Minneapolis Star Newspaper, and Look Magazine, is set on a 2.5-acre estate with mature oak trees on a hilltop lot on Mansion Row. The home has 15 rooms, 7,151 SF, 6 BRs, 8 baths, 4 fireplaces, all brick exterior, slate roof, 4 car detached garage/carriage house and a 700 SF in-ground pool installed in 1993. The first floor has 9’ ceilings, hardwood floors, a large entry, elegant stairway, huge living room with woodburning FP, parlor/office with woodburning fireplace; formal dining room with beamed ceiling and woodburning fireplace, sitting room/office, sun room, family room, updated kitchen with island and deluxe appliances. The second floor has 4 BRs, 4 baths, primary BR has FP and his & her closets. The third floor is finished with more BRs & baths. All the old home charm remains. Make an appointment to explore this intriguing home.
Listing courtesy of Iowa Realty Mills Crossing.
Data courtesy of the Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS