A Victorian mansion built in 1874 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, hit the market in July for $1.5 million. Despite having the costliest price tag in the city's history, according to its listing agent, the property was scooped up by a buyer only days later — but not before giving curious onlookers a peek inside.
The 19th-century home, nicknamed the Jenkins Austin Day Mansion, is a landmark in Wauwatosa, a town just seven miles outside of Milwaukee, and is even on the National Register of Historic Places.
The property was originally owned by Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day, the only doctor in town during the late 1800s, according to listing agent Donna Duesing. It sat vacant for a decade during the 1930s and was in "shambles" at one point, Duesing told Insider.
"Part of the marble fireplace in the dining room was across the way in the Menominee River Parkway," she said.
At one point, it was even regarded as the local "haunted house," according to a report from the Wauwatosa Landmark Commission.
The 3,525-square-foot mansion was restored in the 1980s and is now a beloved neighborhood fixture.
There's been some additions, like the attached garage that was added on in 1997, but for the most part, the house still holds onto the same Victorian charm it had in the 1800s. Take a look inside.