240 N 4th Ave, Canistota, SD 57012

This mid-century ranch fills with natural light on sunny days and remains bright other days, due to its carefully crafted design and extensive expanse of large windows. This custom home was designed and built in 1957 for a prominent South Dakota couple to enjoy during their retirement years. The home has remained in the original owner’s family for two generations and only now comes to the real estate market the first time in 67 years. This handcrafted home was built by custom home builder from Marion. Woodworking craftsmanship is evident in the home’s extensive built-in storage features and finish doors and trim. Built-in storage features abound, saving space and reducing the furniture needed to furnish the home. Built-ins include dressers, a linen closet, food pantry, and clothes closets in the two bedrooms, hall, den, utility room and front foyer. The convenient floor plan locations amenities on one level, including the laundry. A centrally located utility/laundry room includes the food pantry, washer and dryer, cleaning closet, and double-width coat closet with, room to spare for a freezer. A half-bath restroom is located off the utility room. The kitchen’s custom 1950’s wood cabinets and bright Formica counters provides a vintage look for persons treasuring that era, or the opportunity for the new owner to update this space to their specific taste. The combined dining and living room provide a large space for family gatherings and entertaining friends. Large picture windows in each room provide ample light in the daytime and a cheerful appearance from outdoors as evening guest arrive. The home has two bedrooms. Both have double width closets and several windows. The back bedroom includes the built-in dresser and storage drawer, eliminating the need for a freestanding dresser. The main bathroom was remodeled, replacing a tub with a walk-in shower with a detachable shower wand. A fixture provides lighting fan, and heater to provides supplement heat for chilly winter mornings. Large, deep linen closet and storage drawers are located just outside the main bath for easy access to towels and linens. The den provides space for a home office, media space or reading room. The den opens into a three-seasons enclosed porch that provides a place to enjoy the breezes of spring and summer evenings without insects. The porch has three large sliding glass windows as well as an exterior door that provides access to the paved patio outside. The unfinished basement extends under most of the home excluding the porch and attached garage. The home’s natural gas furnace (replaced in 2012), natural gas water heater (replaced in 2015), and electric service panel (Upgraded to 200 Amps in 2012) are located in the basement. A below floor sump pump is located in the southeast basement corner. A finished, attached single-stall garage rounds out the home’s floor plan. The extra width and length garage makes it easy to enter and leave a vehicle as well as unload groceries after the garage door is closed. A door provides direct access from the garage into the utility room. The home’s roof was replaced in 2012.