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It鈥檚 rare to find Dutch Colonial Revival-style homes on the market in sa国际传媒官网网页入口, much less one with a connection to a late 19th-century mayor.

That package exists at 216 Ninth NW 鈥� a historic Downtown home known as the J.E. Saint House. The property for $613,000 in early April. The price dropped to $599,000 on Tuesday.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a very cool listing,鈥� said Katie Fellure, an sa国际传媒官网网页入口 broker who co-listed the property under eXp Realty with Santa Fe broker Lance Lewis.

The property鈥檚 nickname is inspired by its earliest resident, Joseph Exum Saint. Saint served as sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 first mayor after the city was incorporated in 1891, according to archives from the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Museum.

Saint was only mayor for one year, the term for sa国际传媒官网网页入口 mayors at the time. As mayor, Saint approved a $60,000 bond to build a school and led efforts to install a new sewer system in the rapidly growing area surrounding Second Street.

It is estimated that Saint had the home built in 1907. It features an architectural style 鈥� Dutch Colonial Revival 鈥� that became popular in America in the early 1900s, characterized by a wide, barn-shaped roof; curved, flaring roof edges; and a symmetrical design.

It鈥檚 unclear how long Saint lived in the home, nor is the number of owners it has had since him. The home鈥檚 current owners are a married couple, Ivan Alley and Nathan Fox, who have lived in the home since 2003.

Alley 鈥� originally from Kansas but an sa国际传媒官网网页入口 resident of 37 years 鈥� used to observe the home during trips to the Duke City as a kid. Next door to the home was a Shriners temple that held events such as races and silent-movie showings. Alley continued to stroll past the property as an adult living Downtown; it was a boarding house before he bought it.

There was an art to the home鈥檚 architecture that drew Alley in. He was raised in a Victorian-style home in Kansas, so he grew up understanding that those homes are built to last.

鈥淚t's like a really, really good car. All you have to do is put parts on and bam, you're back into business,鈥� Alley said. 鈥淚t was definitely something that, even though it鈥檚 a little rough around the edges, we could definitely fix it up and restore it into its former glory.鈥�

Over the years, Alley and Fox uncovered the home鈥檚 old floor plans and pictures, and launched a series of restoration projects to 鈥渂ring it back to the original as much as possible.鈥� Some of the original hardwood floors are preserved in the home, which is included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the home spans 2,469 square feet and sits on a little over a 10th of an acre, also occupied by a 574-square-foot guest house. The property offers four bedrooms and four bathrooms. With an upstairs covered patio and a location just three minutes from the heart of Downtown, the home offered Alley a paradox of city living and towerscapes mixed with quiet birdwatching and sunlit mountain backdrops.

鈥淚t is kind of this crazy mixture of being in the middle of the city, but yet, I have this little oasis, living out in the country,鈥� Alley said.

Alley and Fox have decided to list the property so they can move to Kansas to help take care of Alley鈥檚 elderly parents.

With options for residential or commercial zoning and two enclosed porches, Fellure said she can easily see the property as a home for a family or a business, such as a coffee shop or bed-and-breakfast.

鈥淚t would be so charming,鈥� Fellure said. 鈥淲hat a great place to come in, go to Balloon Fiesta, enjoy Downtown amenities, farmers markets, Old Town 鈥� it's a great location to explore the city.鈥�

Window Shopping is a recurring Journal series exploring unique homes on the market in New Mexico. Send tips to Kylie Garcia, the Journal鈥檚 retail and real estate reporter, at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.