1357 S Broadway Ave, Wichita, KS 67211

If you are looking for a home with character, style, history and charm – this is it! Known as the Monroe-Mahan House and built in 1887 by Rev. J.M Monroe, this home was used as a parsonage for 10 years. John P. Mahan, owner of the Carey Hotel saloon, bought this home in 1897. This Victorian home is on the Wichita, Kansas and National registers of historic places. The exterior details feature gorgeous Victorian architecture including a huge wrap-around porch, steep-pitched roofs, unique and multiple colors, ornate gables, painted porch railings, and unique asymmetry. With incredible attention to detail, the interior design of the Victorian period is evident in this home with layered, ornate and eccentric details throughout the home. The details in the grand staircase at the front foyer are so impressive – from the hand-carved newel posts and cap to the detailed balusters and notched trim. There are beautiful wood floors, accented with oversized wood base trim, along with large crown molding, starting at the foyer area and continuing throughout most of the rooms in this home. The foyer leads to the impressive parlor/family room with unbelievable raised-panel, wood parlor sliding doors that still have the original hardware! The parlor and family room have oversized windows, massive trim, stunning wallpapered walls representative of the era, a brick fireplace, and another set of the gorgeous parlor doors leading to the dining room. A 15-panel glass door leads to the bright sunroom which includes a uniquely designed brick floor. The huge dining room includes a full-length bay window with large and detailed base trim under the windows, and a swing door to the kitchen area. The kitchen is bright and airy with light gray base cabinets and white, glass-front upper cabinets, white trim and doors and a beautiful antique island with a woodblock countertop, gas range/oven, refrigerator, disposal, large window for awesome natural light, and a walk-in pantry. The kitchen is open to a delightful sunroom with abundant windows that would make a fantastic informal dining/sitting area, and just off the kitchen is a separate laundry room with the clothes washer and dryer, and a half bathroom with an antique sideboard sink vanity. Up the gorgeous staircase leads to a delightful landing area with more large windows – the perfect spot for your favorite reading chair! The upper floor includes four bedrooms, all with hardwood floors, large windows and unique style. At the end of the hallway is the most perfect bathroom for this historic house – with all the style the home exudes, added to the modern comforts of today’s style of bathrooms! This bathroom includes a radiant-heated tile floor, huge tiled walk-in shower with glass doors, 2/3 tiled walls, the perfect clawfoot bathtub with antique-styled faucet and hand-spray, double-sink granite-topped vanity and period-style faucets, white-framed mirrored vanity cabinets, and a beautiful crystal-accented chandelier. This unique property includes a 4+ garage with a 2-car overhead garage door and incredible space for a large workshop and still more storage space. With beautiful, mature trees accenting this unique and historic home, this one is a must see!