Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The three-bedroom house in Midland, Texas, where President George W. Bush lived with his wife Laura when he began his political career, is up for sale for $239,900.

The 2,406-square-foot (224-square-meter) brick home, built in 1976, has the original appliances, fixtures and draperies from the Bushes' years living there. It is ``in good condition,'' cared for by the Odessa, Texas, Presidential Museum and a Midland volunteer committee over the past several years, according to the house's broker, Ruth Young.

``For the imaginative or creative entrepreneur the house could be used for anything from a bed-and-breakfast to a museum,'' Young wrote on her Web site.

Bush bought the house in April 1977, about six months before he and Laura married, and the couple lived there after twin daughters Jenna and Barbara were born in 1981. Bush ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Representatives in 1978 while living in the Midland home. The Bushes sold the house in 1985, the museum said.

The house, at 1405 West Golf Course Road, has been on the market for less than a week and is ``getting lots of attention,'' said Young.

Features include new heating and air conditioning, a formal dining room separated from the living room by a fireplace, an atrium entryway and a skylight and two bathrooms -- one equipped with a separate shower and bathtub and commodes and sinks for two, Young said. A circular driveway and a privacy fence screen it from the road.

Museum Site

The seller is Michael Kline, who donated the house to the Presidential Museum in January 2004. The museum ran into conflicts with a volunteer committee in Midland over the home's use, said Lettie England, the museum's administrator, and returned it to Kline in February.

``I'm just sorry that it did not work out as we hoped it would,'' she said. ``It is a wonderful house. I was very saddened by the turn of events.''

The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Kline and his attorney also didn't return telephone calls seeking comment.

The planned sale of the Midland home was reported earlier today on the Politico.com Web site.

While the house was used for Presidential Museum events, it was never open to the public on a regular basis because the museum didn't have enough volunteers in Midland to maintain regular hours, England said.

A separate house in Odessa where both Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, lived in the late 1940s was purchased by the museum in 2001 and moved to a site adjacent to the museum, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, in 2004. Its restoration is almost complete and that house likely will be open for tours in a couple weeks, England said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Taub in Los Angeles at dtaub@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: September 2, 2008 16:42 EDT