24-06-2025
Bookworm's dream home with 7,000 books hits market for $1.6M
By Ben Barry
A bookworm's dream has hit the market for $1.6m - a property with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled with 7,000 hardbacks.
The home, in Columbus, Ohio, was designed by developer Guy Marshall to look like an old German Village cottage.
The 4,536 square foot two-unit is constructed to look like a 100-year-old building, with eight bedrooms, six bathrooms and the capacity to sleep 24 guests.
Nicknamed 'The Book House', the property is stacked floor to ceiling with around 7,000 books that Guy Marshall paid 10 cents a book for.
The listing says the property is designed to specifically function as a large party entertaining space with modern amenities - located not far from a Children's Hospital, ALL German Village and downtown Columbus.
It adds: "One of the more notable features includes floor-to-ceiling bookshelves with library ladders and 7,000 plus hardcover books spanning every room.
"Proformas from top-rated short-term rental companies project an average. $273k in gross annual income."
Guy Marshall, designer of 'The Book House' said: "Everything about the project was intentional.
"The exterior is made entirely of concrete block, each unit dyed and flashed to emulate the burnished, sooted appearance of historic masonry.
"The single-wythe, one-foot-thick walls mirror those of buildings constructed in the early 1900s.
"The structure honors old-world craftsmanship through and through-from vintage materials and custom ironwork to antique lighting, barn beams, and one-of-a-kind installations like library ladders and thousands of books.
"My goal was to seamlessly blend charm and character with the luxury and comfort expected in today's most finely appointed homes.
"This building is a reflection of my passions-design, craftsmanship, and construction.
"It wasn't the cheapest route; in fact, it cost significantly more than a conventional stick-built home with vinyl siding and drywall.
"That's why I designed it to operate as a high-end short-term rental: to increase revenue and share it with guests from all over."
The property is currently listed by Emily Groza Yoko, at The Brokerage House.
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