
Oakland, California 94609
This Historic Victorian Farmhouse is a Prime Investment Opportunity, listed at $1,395,000—positioned well below the $1,436,244 Fair Market Value by 2%. This valuation provides $41,244 in Instant Equity. Maintaining a Good Condition Rating, the home features a renovated eat-in kitchen and a spacious deck on a rare 9,446-square-foot double lot. While assigned to high-performing schools like Peralta Elementary and Berkeley High, the property offers significant expansion potential. It is an ideal acquisition for Owner-Occupants or Historic Preservationists.
Property is move-in ready.
This 1898 Victorian farmhouse is in move-in ready condition, featuring a recently renovated kitchen with new appliances, countertops, and cabinetry. The interior showcases exceptionally well-maintained historic details, including pristine inlaid hardwood floors, coved ceilings, and original woodwork. While the kitchen is modernized and the overall maintenance is high, the property retains its historic character and structural age, fitting the 'good' criteria for a well-maintained home with key updated components.
This 1898 Victorian Farmhouse showcases exceptional period craftsmanship, including coved and beamed ceilings, leaded glass, wainscoting, and inlaid hardwood floors that preserve its unique historic character.
The property sits on a rare 9,446-square-foot double lot featuring towering redwoods and fruit trees, providing an unusually large outdoor sanctuary and significant potential for gardening or expansion in an urban setting.
The home features a recently updated eat-in kitchen with new appliances, countertops, and cabinets, seamlessly connecting the historic 2,697-square-foot interior to a large deck for modern indoor-outdoor living.
Lot size discrepancy between mls listing and other public or private record. mls listing lot size in square feet =9446, other record lot size in square feet = 6750. Living area discrepancy between mls listing and other public or private record. mls listing living area = 2697, other record living area = 2052.
The assigned elementary school, Sankofa Academy, has a rating of 1/10, which may be a significant deterrent for families relying on the local public school system.
Given the home's 1898 construction date, buyers should anticipate the higher maintenance costs and potential system upgrades typically associated with preserving a 125-year-old historic structure.
Set on a generous double lot shaded by towering redwoods and threaded with fruit trees, this 4+BD/3BA Victorian Farmhouse unfolds across three levels and 2,697 SQFT of rich architectural detail: coved and beamed ceilings, leaded glass, picture railings, inlaid hardwood floors, and wainscoting. This historic home was built in 1898 by John MacGregor, whose daughter Helen grew up inside these rooms before going on to serve as secretary to Governor Earl Warren. Pause at the threshold, then move through rooms that reward attention — formal front living room, dining room anchored by a fireplace, architecture that has only grown more sure of itself with age. The heart of the home is a sunny eat-in kitchen with new appliances, countertops, and cabinets, opening to a vast deck and backyard with room to entertain, garden, and expand. A full bath and laundry complete the first floor. Three bedrooms and two baths occupy the second; two more flexible rooms and playful dormers await on the third. Plentiful off-street parking and storage. Ashby BART is nearby and if the lore is true, pieces of BART's 12th Street and 19th Street stations are already inside, tiled onto the walls by a former owner with ties to the system. Over a century of remarkable history. Bring what’s next.
No exterior & parking available.
Grades PK-5 • 0.3 mi
Grades K-5 • 0.6 mi
Grades K-5 • 0.6 mi
No sensitive facilities data found.
| Feature | Subject | Average Home | Neighborhood Ranking (50 Listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 4.0 | 3.0 | 72% |
| Baths | 3.0 | 2.0 | 67% |
| Square foot | 2,697 | 1,456.5 | 94% |
| Lot Size | 9,446 | 3,933.5 | 97% |
| Price | $1.40M | $1.35M | 56% |
| Price per sq ft | $517 | $786 | 11% |
| Built year | 1898 | 1912 | 6% |
| HOA | $0 | $0 | 50% |
| Days on market | 6 | 169 | 3% |
Apr 16, 2026
$1,395,000
Initial Listing