Timeless 1924 Craftsman beautifully blends historic character with exceptional modern updates just two blocks from Tenney Park and only one mile to the Capitol. This stunning 5-bedroom home features gorgeous original woodwork, hardwood floors, glass transom windows, and a cozy gas fireplace. The chef's kitchen is equipped with quartz countertops, a GE Caf Series range, Bosch refrigerator, and thoughtful design for everyday living and entertaining. Enjoy movie nights in the home theater, then step outside to your private backyard retreat with terraced landscaping, patio, fire pit, new hot tub, and detached 2-car garage. Every update has been tastefully completed while preserving the home's original charm, creating the perfect balance of craftsmanship, comfort, and an unbeatable isthmus location. Brand new roof and recently painted exterior!
Tenney-Lapham, located between the Capitol Square and Lake Mendota, is a historic and lakeside Madison neighborhood with a walkable street grid and a strong park-and-trail edge. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Williamson Street and Blair Street corridor, where coffee counters, corner taverns, and indie storefronts keep the sidewalks busy. Breese Stevens Field anchors event nights, while the Barrymore Theatre and the Madison Children’s Museum add year-round culture nearby. Houses range from compact cottages to early-1900s two-flats, with porches facing mature trees. Tenney Park’s lagoon and the Yahara River paths shape daily routines. Downtown blocks and the lakefront sit within a short bike ride.
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Offer insights
1233 E Johnson St · $825,000
$838K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $838K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
33 days
The average home goes pending in 52 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.3%
Most homes are selling 0% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Walk-up attic
Water softener
Central vacuum
Cable/satellite available
Full, partially finished basement
Theater room
Bonus room
Bedrooms
Master bedroom (Upper) — approx. 12 x 11
Bedroom 2 (Upper) — approx. 11 x 11
Bedroom 3 (Upper) — approx. 11 x 12
Bedroom 4 (Lower) — approx. 19 x 14
Bedroom 5 (Upper) — approx. 10 x 11
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms
One half bathroom
No master bathroom
Kitchen
Range/oven
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Microwave
Garbage disposal
Pantry
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer
Water softener
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating
Natural gas and wood fuel options
Exterior features
Patio
Fenced yard
Sidewalks
Home design
Single-family, 2-story home
Wood exterior
Parking
Detached 2-car garage
Construction
Finished above grade and finished below grade living space
Finished below grade approx. 906
Estimated above grade living area in the 2501–3000 sq ft range
Utilities
Municipal water
Municipal sewer
Other
Includes lower level small fridge and lower level wine fridge
Includes all window coverings
Includes hot tub
Electricity and solar
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The TR-V Districts are established to stabilize, protect and encourage throughout the City the essential characteristics of mature residential areas and to accommodate a full range of life-cycle housing while encouraging a suitable environment for family life. The districts are also intended to: Promote the preservation, development and redevelopment of traditional residential neighborhoods in a manner consistent with their distinct form and residential character; Ensure that new buildings and additions to existing buildings are designed with sensitivity to their context in terms of building placement, facade width, height and proportions, garage and driveway placement, landscaping, and similar design features; Maintain and improve the viability of existing housing of all types, while providing for updating of older housing in a context-sensitive manner; Maintain or increase compatibility between residential and other allowed uses, and between different housing types, where permitted, by maintaining consistent building orientation and parking placement and screening; Facilitate the preservation, development or redevelopment goals of the comprehensive plan and of adopted neighborhood, corridor or special area plans.
Zone overlays
Transit Oriented Development Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Retail-Grocery
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Fire house
Police station
Communications tower
Park & open space
Apr 15, 2025 • Final
Repair or replace building
Replace the asphalt shingle roof on a residential building.
Roofing
Jun 12, 2024 • Final
Repair or replace building
Remodel
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 100° expected this year, 14 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Madison, WI • 53703
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Sun exposure
76/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 1233 E Johnson St
$824,366
$634 under list price of $825K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $540K to $880K.