Next week is Christmas, so there will be few posts between now and the 27th. I may do a few house samplers, since those are fast to do, but no promises. Everyone have a safe and fabulous weekend and if I don’t see you before then, Merry Christmas!
The homes that are in foreclosure (you’ll see if you visit the listing link), you can see the details if you login to Zillow.
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$59,900 – MLS#7027787 – More info
134 Rogers Ave, Macon, GA“Diamond in the rough. Beautiful Victorian style home with a lot of square footage just off of Vineville. Will not qualify for traditional FHA. Needs some rehab and repair, but at this price you can do the work and come out way ahead.”
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1920 – $199,000 – MLS#12-9330 – More info
13593 W Bodine Ave, Post Falls, ID“Vintage farmhouse on 10, close-in acres. A little TLC could bring this historical beauty back to its original splendor. Acreage includes pasture, mature trees, an orchard, lawn and landscape, a silo and a 40X60 SHOP! Home needs work but has fantastic curb appeal, lots of square footage including an unfinished 500SF 3rd story, and hardwood flooring and original moulding throughout much of the home.”
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c. 1900 – $165,000 – MLS#1245575 – More info
179 Cedar Ln, North, VA“Diamond in the Rough w/lots of potential! Three story 2644 SF home on 3 acres in North area of Mathews County.This unique home offers great bones & a touch of history w/new hip roof, tall ceilings, spacious rooms, & oversized windows.Two car det garage. Deeded property access. Property sold “as-is”.”
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1906 – $459,900 – MLS#977770 – More info
242 King William, San Antonio, TX“Historic neighborhood. Close to San Antonio River and downtown. Opportunity for renovation. Plus carriage house. Brokered And Advertised By: Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Listing Agent: Ann Coiner”
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c. 1850 – $899,900 – More info
506 E Pioneer Rd, Fond Du Lac, Wi“HISTORY IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE is found in this amazing Victorian style home with 6 bedrooms, 4 full baths and 2 half baths, a cook’s delight kitchen with Viking gas stove and sub zero refrigerator, a hearth room with brick surround wood burning fireplace, and elegant formal dining room, living room and parlor. The list continues with a huge family room at the top of an impressive staircase, a private office and a den, and octagon shaped sunroom, a swim-x lap pool in the finished lower level complete with hot tub and full bath. Incredible woodwork, wood floors, interior doors and chandeliers add the finishing touches to this one of a kind stately home.”
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c. 1850 – $78,000 – MLS#12-4956 – More info
58 Mountain Rd, Delaware Water Gap, PA“UNBELIEVABLE PRICE FOR THIS HISTORICAL HOME! Delaware Water Gap is a quaint town full of memories from yesteryear. This home exemplifies that era with its decorative touches, wrap around porch & huge yard. Built in 1850, this 4 bedroom beauty can be brought back to its original historic character with some TLC! VC zoning means the possibilities are endless. 3,400+ square foot barn with a studio apt, 2 workshops & room for 6+ cars.”
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c. 1904 – $200,000 – More info
600 N Main St, Monticello, AR“five bedroom 3 bath home from circa 1904.
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1896 – $495,000 – More info
623 N 4th St, Reading, PA“***Owner Financing*** 623 N 4th St – Built in 1896 for Frank Wildbahn Hanold – Int Sq Ftg 6,546 – .36 acres (15,681 sq ft) – 3 story – New Central Air w/ electric heat option + Gas Furnace – Hardwood Floors – Stained Glass – Pocket Doors – 3 Story Staircase – High Ceilings all 3 floors – Large Park-Like Yard with Mature Trees – Gourmet Kitchen with Viking Range and Custom Hood – Original Butler’s Pantry – Red Vermont Slate Roof *****Possible Commercial Use “
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1890 – $795,000 – More info
7 Clinton Ave, Shelter Island Heights, NY“Lovingly maintained with original features, this circa 1890 Victorian sits on a quarter of an acre parcel with views over to the Shelter Yacht Club. Enjoy lazy afternoons and al fresco meals on the wrap around porch. Breakfast is served on the brick patio off the kitchen overlooking the enclosed, landscaped garden. The interior boasts cooks kitchen, with granite countertops and area for quick bites. A formal dining room, living room, front parlor with fireplace, and a half bath. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two baths and a study. A balcony with water views opens up off the master. A partial basement and two-car separate garage complete this beautifully renovated home. “
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1915 – $49,900 – More info
920 N 16th St, Waco, TX“Updated kitchen-oak cabinets, butlers pantry, pocket doors, walk-in closets, huge bedrooms, wide entry hallway-french doors introducing private living area-original crawfoot tub (decorative fireplaces)”
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Some really interesting, nice ones here, thanks! The Post Falls, Idaho farmhouse intrigued me (I drive by Post Falls whenever I go to Spokane) so I looked it up on a realtor’s web site. While it has some unattractive “remuddled” features like the fireplace and the kitchen, I see a lot of potential. The shop looks big enough to be an airplane hangar. Parts of the house have something of a “Waltons” vibe to me, too. Maybe it’s that shelf or desk area with books on it under a bedroom window. I expect John-Boy to be sitting there, writing.
I love the Monticello house very much. Also Reading is a lovely home also. Some great houses here to restore also..
A stunning collection today Kelly. Have a great holiday!
Best Holiday wishes to you and your loved ones, Kelly. What a geographically and architecturally diverse sampler this time. I looked at all of them and found the Macon, GA house the most appealing for the money. It has some “issues” but the intact period features are nice. The Waco, TX house is intriguing but without interior views is left to speculation. I believe it dates from before 1915, more likely from 1895-1905-but without detailed photos who knows? I like the Reading, PA house but way outside my price range-ditto for the San Antonio, TX mansion in the King William Historic District. I hope the old house selection in 2013 will be as rich and colorful as it has been this year. If we had sold our property this year, there were several homes on OHD we would have seriously considered buying. Maybe next year…sigh.
The Reading house is terrific, but prices in the Centre Park district are iffy. The Harbester House — a similar house by Frank Furness, a block away at 542 Centre Ave. — was listed at $450K in 2006, but sold for $155K in 2009. Adrienne’s Inn at 530 Centre Ave. — a grander house than this — spent most of last year on the market at $500K, before being withdrawn. I wish the Hanold House folks well, but the trend is not in their favor.
Yes, Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope Santa is good to you all.
Merry Christmas, gang!
To all: Merry Christmas and wishing you all peace,love and joy in the coming year. Kelly I am so happy in 2012 I found your site.You have given me joy. I look forward to more houses,good friendship a new and sharing our views.
Such a great selection for Christmas. I did a little searching and found some interior pics for the big ol’ girl in Monticello, AR. It has very impressive interior fittings, although Trulia, the place where I found the interior pictures, has it listed as being built in 1925, which is quite a way off of the 1904 build date Zillow gives.
http://www.trulia.com/property/3950033-600-N-Main-St-Monticello-AR-71655
But either way it and the rest of the houses in this sampler are still beautiful.
Merry Christmas everyone! (all the way from England)
Hi Fergus,
Merry Christmas/Happy holidays to you and your loved ones on the other side of the Pond. The Monticello, Arkansas house almost certainly dates from around 1904 based on the evident details. A strong stylistic clue is the chamfered bay seen off to the side with upper ornamental brackets. That type of detail is taken from the American Queen Anne vocabulary which disappeared before World War I. It’s not unreasonable to speculate an upgrade may have taken place in the 1920′s and sometimes remodelings of this kind become confused with the actual construction date. Moreover, 1904 would have been almost at the peak of the Colonial Revival/ Neo-Classical phase with the prominent (Neo) Classical facade and imposing columns topped with Corinthian style capitals. Impressive house regardless of its construction date.
Going on all the features of both the exterior, especially that rear section, and the interior I was guessing that it was built in 1904, but I couldn’t see anything to suggest 1920′s remodeling work, unless I’m missing something.
P.S. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, maybe even a ‘White Christmas’. Sadly where I live, in England, it had been raining for a few days and Christmas day wasn’t really an exception. I could’ve gone swimming in the driveway had I fancied it. Hopefully New Year’s will be better.