716-716.5 W Pine St Missoula, MT 59802

Remarks: In the early 1900s, this classic Victorian home was owned by the D'Orazi's, an Italian family who immigrated to Montana and operated a grocery on Woody Street in Missoula. It was said the family grew grapes on the property and crushed them into wine during prohibition, maybe that explains the bars on the basement windows!This home has been lovingly maintained by the sellers for over forty years. Step onto the refurbished front porch with its rich, brown mahogany (Ipe) tongue and groove wooden floor, step across the red oak threshold and turn the handle on the antique brass doorbell to announce your arrival with a ring. Check out the solid fir door with beveled glass window and hand-carved wooden scroll decorative and notice the two vertical beveled glass windows flanking the front door. When you step inside, two beveled lead glass windows reflect warm welcoming rainbows on the maple flooring in the foyer. Two Corinthian-style pillars border entry to the living room, but look down when passing through to see the mahogany framed floor inset with bird's eye maple decoration. The spacious living room and adjoining dining room floors are maple wood with inset fir wood diamonds and a solid fir center floor designed in its original era specifically for area rugs. The five-crystal globe chandelier suspended on rods from a ceiling medallion in the living room show the elegance of another time. Take note of the original antique ripple glass front windows - a lost art in today's world. The gracious dining room with its refinished fir moldings (note the barrel decorative above the doorways) is silky smooth to the touch, and the deep oak window seat welcomes an afternoon of reading under the natural light. The fir beams, reproduction tin-design ceiling, and solid oak cabinets make the spacious kitchen a cozy space for creating family memories of holiday cooking. Upstairs, the beautiful oak hallway leads to a large master bedroom with a roomy closet and nursery space (or office space) complete with the original built-in wooden shirt closet and three drawers. The second bedroom is also natural wood moldings, and a bonus room offers a space for exercising or separate office. The bathroom is a special treat with solid fir wainscots surround, a 5 ½ foot antique claw foot tub, and separate tiled shower. All of the windows on the second floor are Pella replacement solid wood, double-hung window inserts.
A newly repainted, recarpeted one-bedroom apartment above the original carriage house in the backyard offers an opportunity for additional income. The driveway and separate garage with barn-style doors allows for off-street parking.
The owners of this home were married on the staircase in the foyer and their pride and care for the interior of this home shows. Take time to check out this gem of a home within walking distance to downtown, the farmer's market and Caras Park.
Sellers are selling house "As is".
Call Dan at 406-546-9765, or your real estate professional.