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TR Photo by Trevor Babcock — The mansion at 607 West Main Street in Marshalltown as it stands today.
A video making the rounds on social media is drawing attention to one of Marshalltown’s oldest and most eclectic houses.
The 607 West Main Street mansion finished construction in 1901, complete with three floors, 16 rooms, a basement and attic. Now the house is abandoned, suffering from structural and settling issues along with exterior damage from the 2018 tornado and 2020 derecho.
A couple who run a vlog channel titled “Reality Daydream” where they document the renovation of their own historic farmhouse made a video tour of the main street house. Restoring the house they said would require lifting it to fix the foundation issues, then going through the house floor by floor to fix the settling issues.