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The historic Miyazaki Bathhouse and Gallery in the quiet community of Walnut Grove on the banks of the Sacramento River is for sale.
The residence was originally built in 1916 after a catastrophic fire swept through the town and was later painstakingly restored over an eight-year period beginning in 2003.
The price tag is just under $600,000.
Miyazaki Bathhouse sits in the heart of Walnut Grove’s Japantown, at 1250 B St. When Walnut Grove was divided into Japanese and Chinese sections in the early 1900s, the Miyazaki family owned the two-story structure and operated the bathhouse behind a candy and ice cream shop in the front. They lived upstairs.
The upstairs once served as a bunkhouse for migrant farmworkers, but today the second floor’s “light, bright, charming” and refurbished apartments are rented, according to listing agent Paloma Begin of Compass.