Roxbury house dating from 1845 drops for under $600,000

The bones of the 2,935-square-foot house at 8 Montrose Street in Roxbury’s Moreland Street Historic District date from 1845.

The spread, which features a particularly spacious living room as well as the potential for a library given the built-in shelves, is on sale now through Mission Realty Advisors for $524,900—a total bargain in today’s Boston market.

The three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bedroom house could use some TLC, sure; but, again, given the tag, it’s either a steal on its own or the kind of urban-dream-come-true fixer-upper you read about.

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