155 N 5th St, Montpelier, ID 83254

Beautiful 3 story Queen Anne Home for sale in Bear Lake county Idaho. The home sits on ? of an acre right next to the new Montpelier LDS temple-set to open in about 2 months. The home was finished in 1902-and built for the attorney general of Idaho- John Bagley. It was added to the National Historical Registry in 1978, and is lovingly called “The Purple Sage “ by all who know it. The SAGE has all the original hardwood trim- beautiful stained glass windows,12 foot ceilings and a yard ready for some landscape love. The home has not been a personal residence for many years - but with some updates and improvements, will make an amazing B&B or personal residence or even a boarding home (area is quickly growing and rentals are hard to come by). Over 4000 Sq ft of living space.First floor boasts a huge dining room, lovely foyer with sitting bench and original fireplace and mantle, 2 entertaining parlors,kitchen and ½ bath all on the main floor. There are 3 sets of gorgeous,original sliding pocket doors on the first floor. The second floor has 7 bedrooms and one bath.All the doors on the first and second floor are 8 ft tall- and all the 2nd floor rooms have transom windows. The Attic has 2 bedrooms with a large great room area- One full bathroom and kids playroom as well as a huge oversized closet that could be a 3rd bedroom. The basement is unfinished and roughly 700 sq ft for storage etc. It has a Lennox complete heat system installed in the basement.Laundry is also in the basement. There are 2 sets of stairs in the home- the servant stairs off the kitchen and back of the house and the guest stairs in the front of the home. A beautiful large front porch and medium sized back porch also exist. There is an existing carriage house on the back of the property that has a small storage/workshop area in it as well as will easily hold 3 vehicles.The roof to the Carriage house was replaced last summer. AS WITH ALL OLDER HOMES- THERE IS WORK THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE.THIS IS NOT MOVE IN READY.HOME HAS BEEN VACANT BUT MAINTAINED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE FOR ALMOST 35+ YEARS. The owner has replaced the roof since buying the home- on the house as well as the carriage house,put in a new water and heat system and removed the radiators,had the electrical panel upgraded as well as romex installed,and stripped 3 rooms after as roof leak and replaced with blow in insulation. Some plumbing upgrades have also been made. The property sits right in the southeast corner of Idaho- 30 minutes from Beautiful Bear Lake, as well as 30 minutes to the Wyoming or Utah border.It's the perfect stop and visit area for tourists headed to Star Valley and Jackson Hole.Owner is leaving most of the furnishings and antiques with the home. The asking price is $550,000. The purple sage 155 north 5th street Montpelier Idaho- 83254 Message or text to schedule a showing-(801)860-0287 Cody