A 155-year-old completely renovated German Village home has hit the market for $1.2 million.

The books are part of his unconventional home development, a new Merion Village duplex designed to look like an old German Village cottage and furnished with reclaimed and vintage materials.

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 ...

When Todd and Martha Monk decided to move to Columbus from South Bend, Indiana, in 2019, they looked at homes in Bexley, Clintonville and German Village. It was an old home in the latter ...

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.

The Book House is a newly built duplex in Merion Village meant to resemble an old German Village cottage. "I got a lot off Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Etsy and Habitat's ReStore," said Marshall.

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.

Todd and Martha Monk restored the German Village home to its former glory through careful, detailed research and labor.