Welcome to your own private retreat just minutes from town! This beautifully maintained 4-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home sits on 5 peaceful acres offering the perfect blend of privacy, nature, and convenience. Located within walking distance to Stone Lake and directly across from wooded parkland. The home features a spacious layout with multiple fireplaces, a large attached heated 2-car garage, and a long driveway with plenty of parking. The kitchen opens to a stunning veranda overlooking the property -- the perfect spot for morning coffee, outdoor dining, grilling, or relaxing while taking in the panoramic views. Enjoy even more outdoor living on the brick paver patio with plenty of room for a firepit and entertaining area. The property is truly a gardener's dream with established perennials throughout, ensuring something is always in bloom. Enjoy your own backyard harvest with organic raised garden beds featuring an automatic watering system, along with returning food crops including blueberries, cherries, strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, horseradish, lemon balm, and even morels! Outside, you'll find two additional outbuildings with electricity plus a large pole barn ideal for storing an RV, boat, equipment, or all your recreational toys. The acreage offers endless possibilities for hobbies, gardening, entertaining, or simply enjoying the peace and quiet of nature. Some additional updates include a remodeled primary bathroom, added 4th bedroom, updated powder room with new toilet and sink, kitchen and family room can lighting, new microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer, reverse osmosis system, water softener, well pump and tank, whole-house water filtration system with UV sterilization, WiFi-connected garage door opener with camera and battery backup, and four new boiler circulating pumps. A rare opportunity to own acreage, privacy, and a beautifully updated ranch home in a convenient location -- come experience everything this one-of-a-kind property has to offer
Active
$540,000
126 Orchard Ave, La Porte, IN 46350
4beds
3,542sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1954
5 Acres Lot
$509,000 Zestimate®
$152/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Multiple fireplacesSpacious layoutPanoramic viewsStunning verandaRemodeled primary bathroomEstablished perennials throughoutWater softener
- 20 days |
- 2,737 |
- 212 |
Likely to sell faster than
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Jarrod Carr,
@properties/Christie's Intl RE 219-531-2288,
Wayne Carr,
@properties/Christie's Intl RE
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 841541
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Bedroom 2, Primary Bedroom, Living Room, Laundry, Kitchen, Great Room, Dining Room, Bedroom 4, Bedroom 3
Primary bedroom
- Level: Main
- Area: 211.04
- Dimensions: 13.1 x 16.11
Bedroom 2
- Level: Main
- Area: 234.08
- Dimensions: 17.6 x 13.3
Bedroom 3
- Level: Main
- Area: 174.8
- Dimensions: 15.2 x 11.5
Bedroom 4
- Level: Main
- Area: 127.65
- Dimensions: 11.1 x 11.5
Dining room
- Level: Main
- Area: 119.6
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 13.0
Great room
- Level: Basement
- Area: 474.7
- Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.2
Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 161.2
- Dimensions: 12.4 x 13.0
Laundry
- Level: Basement
- Area: 174.8
- Dimensions: 15.2 x 11.5
Living room
- Level: Main
- Area: 363.09
- Dimensions: 19.0 x 19.11
Heating
- Hot Water, Natural Gas
Appliances
- Included: Dryer, Water Softener Owned, Washer, Stainless Steel Appliance(s), Refrigerator, Range, Microwave, Gas Water Heater, Dishwasher
Features
- Double Vanity, Recessed Lighting, Entrance Foyer
- Basement: Finished,Interior Entry
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: Basement
Interior area
- Total structure area: 3,542
- Total interior livable area: 3,542 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,871
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Attached, Heated Garage, Driveway, Garage Door Opener, Detached
- Attached garage spaces: 2
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Features
- Levels: One
- Patio & porch: Covered, Rear Porch, Patio
- Exterior features: Private Yard, Storage, Rain Gutters
- Pool features: None
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Rural, Trees/Woods
Lot
- Size: 5 Acres
- Features: Back Yard, Landscaped, Front Yard
Details
- Parcel number: 461003100007000060
- Special conditions: None
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1954
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: 100 Amp Service
- Sewer: Septic Tank
- Water: Well
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: None
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: La Porte
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $152/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $341,700
- Annual tax amount: $3,350
- Date on market: 7/1/2026
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Listing terms: Cash,VA Loan,Conventional
Estimated market value
$509,000
$484,000 - $534,000
$3,576/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/2026 | Listed for sale | $540,000+33%$152/sqft |
Source:  NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #841541 Report a problem | ||
| 4/9/2021 | Sold | $406,000-4.2%$115/sqft |
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #483416 Report a problem | ||
| 3/4/2021 | Contingent | $424,000$120/sqft |
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #483416 Report a problem | ||
| 1/6/2021 | Price change | $424,000-5.6%$120/sqft |
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #483416 Report a problem | ||
| 11/6/2020 | Price change | $449,000-2.4%$127/sqft |
Source: Pine Lake Realty #483416 Report a problem | ||
| 10/14/2020 | Listed for sale | $459,900+210.7%$130/sqft |
Source: Pine Lake Realty #483416 Report a problem | ||
| 5/30/2003 | Sold | $148,000$42/sqft |
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #80924 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,403 -1.4% | $341,700 +1.8% |
| 2024 | $6,494 +23.7% | $335,800 +3.1% |
| 2023 | $5,248 +80.6% | $325,600 +18.3% |
| 2022 | $2,907 +27.1% | $275,200 +6.8% |
| 2021 | $2,287 +1.4% | $257,700 +19.6% |
| 2020 | $2,255 +9% | $215,400 +2% |
| 2019 | $2,068 +9% | $211,100 +12.9% |
| 2018 | $1,897 +4.1% | $187,000 +4.4% |
| 2017 | $1,822 +2.8% | $179,100 -0.4% |
| 2016 | $1,772 +4% | $179,900 +0.8% |
| 2014 | $1,703 +29.3% | $178,500 +14.8% |
| 2013 | $1,317 | $155,500 -21.1% |
| 2010 | -- | $197,000 +51.1% |
| 2006 | $1,297 | $130,400 -1.9% |
| 2005 | -- | $132,900 |
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Neighborhood: 46350
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Laporte High SchoolGrades: PK-12Distance: 1.3 mi
- 7/10Kesling Intermediate SchoolGrades: 5-6Distance: 2.1 mi
- 6/10Laporte Middle SchoolGrades: 7-8Distance: 2.1 mi
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