Two Story Homes for Sale in Mason City, IA
Two story houses in Mason City span a century of building, from turn of the century foursquares to recent construction. Browse all Mason City listings, create a free account to save this search and receive new listing alerts, or call CENTURY 21 Preferred at 641-424-9400 for local guidance.
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The older end of this group is the most distinctive. Mason City's prosperity in the early twentieth century produced foursquares, Colonial Revivals and Prairie School influenced houses, and the Rock Glen and Rock Crest district holds a nationally recognized concentration of the latter. Those houses put the bedrooms upstairs and the living space down, with deep porches and generous woodwork. Newer two story construction on the outer edges follows the same vertical plan with modern framing and insulation. CENTURY 21 Preferred can tell the two apart on a walkthrough.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Rock Glen and Rock Crest district?
- A residential area along Willow Creek holding one of the country's notable concentrations of Prairie School houses, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Are these mostly older houses?
- The majority are, though the search also returns newer two story construction on the outer edges of the city.
- What should be checked on an early two story house?
- Framing and sill condition, original window and storm condition, plaster and any past water damage, chimney and flue integrity, and how heating was distributed to the upper floor.
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