The 5,500-square-foot home, which has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a four-car garage with a workshop, sits on a nearly half-acre lot. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
A Denver square in Platt Park that was constructed in 1900 and owned by only two families since then is available for $6 million.
“It’s a cliché to say a home sale is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but this time it’s actually true,” said listing agent Dan Koski with Re/Max Alliance.
Lumber baron E. W. Robinson built the home at 1680 S. Clarkson St. in 1900 for his family and later left it to his daughter. In the 1960s, she sold it to Jerry Schouten’s parents.
Jerry and Arnette Schouten bought the house from them in 1983 for $150,000.
“My husband grew up in that house and my mother-in-law wanted one of her kids to buy it,” Arnette Schouten said. “It’s where the family’s kids and grandkids grew up.”
Both Jerry Schouten and his father worked in construction and ensured the home was carefully maintained and updated.
“We always wanted to keep the old house’s character,” Arnette Schouten said. “It’s such a cool house. We didn’t want to screw it up.”
The sunroom, with windows on three sides, provides space for lounging or extra dining. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
The 5,349-square-foot home, which has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a four-car garage with a workshop, sits on a nearly half-acre lot.
The updated chef’s kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and granite countertops.
The sunroom, with windows on three sides, provides space for lounging or extra dining. Schouten installed new Pella windows, updated the sliding doors and added electric heat.
The dining room features original built-ins and a floor-to-ceiling bay window. The primary suite features built-in closets, a sunny private retreat and a full bath with a clawfoot tub, a fireplace and custom tile work.
A full bath with the original marble countertop serves three other bedrooms on the second floor.
The third floor features a game room, another bedroom and storage space.
The updated chef’s kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and granite countertops. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
Jerry Schouten, who raced Porsches, died in 2013 after he overheated and passed out while driving, which caused him to hit a concrete barrier. His car burst into flames. Before his death, while he was being treated at the UCHealth Burn Center, Schouten couldn’t speak because he had a breathing tube.
Five years after her husband’s death, Arnette Schouten used proceeds from selling a restored 1973 Porsche Carrera 911 RS to buy several speech-generating devices for the hospital in her husband’s honor. In 2020, she donated money to the University of Colorado Cancer Center to support research on rare conditions.
Schouten, who is 75, said it’s time to sell the family home in Platt Park and move to a place with a different view and a smaller yard.
“This yard is big and beautiful, and I love it, but it’s kind of silly for me to have all of that now that the kids are grown up with their own families and the grandkids are grown,” she said.
“Rather than trees, now I’ll have mountains to look at.”
Koski said the ideal buyer would be a good steward who appreciates history and would enjoy the home’s big yard. Sitting on a 20,600-square-foot lot with more than 20 trees, “it’s easy to say oasis,” he said.
“Where else could you have your own park in the city?”
The 5,500-square-foot home, which has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a four-car garage with a workshop, sits on a nearly half-acre lot. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
A Denver square in Platt Park that was constructed in 1900 and owned by only two families since then is available for $6 million.
“It’s a cliché to say a home sale is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but this time it’s actually true,” said listing agent Dan Koski with Re/Max Alliance.
Lumber baron E. W. Robinson built the home at 1680 S. Clarkson St. in 1900 for his family and later left it to his daughter. In the 1960s, she sold it to Jerry Schouten’s parents.
Jerry and Arnette Schouten bought the house from them in 1983 for $150,000.
“My husband grew up in that house and my mother-in-law wanted one of her kids to buy it,” Arnette Schouten said. “It’s where the family’s kids and grandkids grew up.”
Both Jerry Schouten and his father worked in construction and ensured the home was carefully maintained and updated.
“We always wanted to keep the old house’s character,” Arnette Schouten said. “It’s such a cool house. We didn’t want to screw it up.”
The sunroom, with windows on three sides, provides space for lounging or extra dining. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
The 5,349-square-foot home, which has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a four-car garage with a workshop, sits on a nearly half-acre lot.
The updated chef’s kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and granite countertops.
The sunroom, with windows on three sides, provides space for lounging or extra dining. Schouten installed new Pella windows, updated the sliding doors and added electric heat.
The dining room features original built-ins and a floor-to-ceiling bay window. The primary suite features built-in closets, a sunny private retreat and a full bath with a clawfoot tub, a fireplace and custom tile work.
A full bath with the original marble countertop serves three other bedrooms on the second floor.
The third floor features a game room, another bedroom and storage space.
The updated chef’s kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and granite countertops. (Courtesy Denver Image Photography)
Jerry Schouten, who raced Porsches, died in 2013 after he overheated and passed out while driving, which caused him to hit a concrete barrier. His car burst into flames. Before his death, while he was being treated at the UCHealth Burn Center, Schouten couldn’t speak because he had a breathing tube.
Five years after her husband’s death, Arnette Schouten used proceeds from selling a restored 1973 Porsche Carrera 911 RS to buy several speech-generating devices for the hospital in her husband’s honor. In 2020, she donated money to the University of Colorado Cancer Center to support research on rare conditions.
Schouten, who is 75, said it’s time to sell the family home in Platt Park and move to a place with a different view and a smaller yard.
“This yard is big and beautiful, and I love it, but it’s kind of silly for me to have all of that now that the kids are grown up with their own families and the grandkids are grown,” she said.
“Rather than trees, now I’ll have mountains to look at.”
Koski said the ideal buyer would be a good steward who appreciates history and would enjoy the home’s big yard. Sitting on a 20,600-square-foot lot with more than 20 trees, “it’s easy to say oasis,” he said.
“Where else could you have your own park in the city?”
