A creative couple with a vision bought a vacant, century-old school building in Iowa and turned it into the living and working space of their dreams. Now it’s worth $1.75 million, and the renovated interior is a must-see.
Dean and Diane Jensen, both aged 68 and former educators, settled with their three children in Ames, Iowa, in 1996 after several years spent moving around the Midwest and the East Coast. Mr. Dean Jensen, a “creative and a dreamer,” wanted to construct a space within which he could live and work and share the space with others. His wife supported his vision.
