{"id":4637,"date":"2024-02-22T00:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/eclectic-and-eccentric-this-wisconsin-home-of-a-theater-lover-is-a-430k-ode-to-joy\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T00:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:28:43","slug":"eclectic-and-eccentric-this-wisconsin-home-of-a-theater-lover-is-a-430k-ode-to-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/eclectic-and-eccentric-this-wisconsin-home-of-a-theater-lover-is-a-430k-ode-to-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Eclectic and Eccentric! This Wisconsin Home of a Theater Lover Is a $430K Ode to Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A New Berlin, WI<\/a>, home that\u2019s been transformed into a museum of live theater<\/a> is taking center stage on the market for the first time since it was built in 1968.<\/p>\n

And a willing buyer can purchase the 2,514-square-foot place\u2014with everything in it\u2014for $429,900.<\/p>\n

Local theater figure John R. Dolphin<\/strong> has been the one-of-a-kind dwelling\u2019s only owner. He has lighting and other behind-the-scenes credits for theater productions from every decade since the 1950s.<\/p>\n

Dolphin\u2019s brightly hued home has been curated throughout a decades-long labor of love.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 56-plus years he has owned it, he has taken the time to pick up treasures from all of the different theater productions he has been a part of,\u201d says agent Jennifer Hupke<\/strong>, who is listing the property with Mariah Marquardt<\/strong>. Both are with Re\/Max Service First.<\/p>\n

Basement<\/p>\n

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Exterior<\/p>\n

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Basement<\/p>\n

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Dolphin, now 88, wants to sell his family home and move somewhere warm. Most importantly, he\u2019s ready to leave his treasures behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018You only get one life, and I\u2019ve already lived it,’\u201d Marquardt shares. \u201cSo he\u2019s not going to be terribly upset if someone undoes it, but he\u2019s not going to undo it. I think he would very much appreciate finding someone who would keep everything and appreciate his work throughout the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kitchen<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Living space<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Dining area<\/p>\n

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Dolphin\u2019s decision to include the home\u2019s contents in the sale is his attempt at attracting a buyer who might keep his vision intact.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would like to sell it to someone who appreciates it with everything in it,\u201d Hupke acknowledges. \u201cObviously, we have a contingency plan if that doesn\u2019t come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the agents can\u2019t find someone who wants everything in the house, they will enlist an entertainment-memorabilia expert to help clear things out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s part of our agreement with him, and we will be talking to some estate companies and some different theater-type companies,\u201d Hupke says. \u201cMy guess is we\u2019ll be donating a lot of it in his name to various theater organizations throughout the Midwest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Down in the basement, Dolphin\u2019s home takes on a distinct performance theme.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s named his basement \u2018The Flicker Liquor Emporium,’\u201d Marquardt notes. \u201cHe\u2019s hosted well over 100 parties in the house, so it\u2019s definitely an entertainer\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basement<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Projectors<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Basement<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

A spiral staircase leads down to an area with a box office, stage, bar, screen, and a room for quiet conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much character,\u201d Marquardt says. \u201cHe built the stage himself. There are curtains, and he put the lighting behind the walls. Everything he did was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a projection booth with two antique projectors from the nearby Miller Brewery. Hupke explains that the space has an exhaust system to mitigate the heat from the projectors.<\/p>\n

Bathroom<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Bedroom<\/p>\n

Andy Fabitz<\/p>\n

Along with the theater-based attractions, the house offers three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, including an en suite in the main bedroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis house has more bathrooms than most homes in the community, so the footprint of the house is attractive to some people,\u201d Hupke says, adding that most area homes have only 1.5 bathrooms with no en suite.<\/p>\n

The place also has first-floor laundry facilities, which was \u201csuper uncommon back in the day\u201d\u2014this amenity was typically found in basements during this era, Hupke notes.<\/p>\n

The agents say everything in the house is in working order, and Dolphin will take care of a foundation issue before a deal closes.<\/p>\n

Some fixtures and other items within the home have been updated a bit, but many originals remain.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe still has wallpaper up,\u201d Marquardt says. \u201cSome people would consider that dated. But the design that he has\u2014and I don\u2019t know how he does it\u2014it just makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hupke and Marquardt understand the unique nature of the listing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very much suburbia where this house is located, so our challenge as agents has been to get people to appreciate the real estate for what it is,\u201d Hupke says. \u201cWe\u2019re getting a lot of comments on how cool it is, but it\u2019s a little bit eclectic for the suburban market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The agents do have a buyer in mind\u2014someone likely to preserve the home\u2019s eclectic and electric vibes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a theater kid,\u201d Marquardt says. \u201cSomebody who really appreciates drama and flair and doesn\u2019t want a cookie-cutter house.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com A New Berlin, WI, home that\u2019s been transformed into a museum of live theater is taking center stage on the market for the first time since it was built in 1968. And a willing buyer can purchase the 2,514-square-foot place\u2014with everything in it\u2014for $429,900. Local theater figure John R. Dolphin has been the one-of-a-kind…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}