Orange, TX
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Added to OHD on 4/21/17 - Last OHD Update: 4/12/20 -
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Added to OHD on 4/21/17 - Last OHD Update: 4/12/20 -
Off Market / Archived
511 10th St, Orange, TX 77630
$175,000- 4 Bed
- 3 Bath
- 2876 Sq Ft
- 0.65 Ac.
This one owner historic home sits on the corner of an entire block in downtown Orange. It raised a large beautiful family and is now searching for another to give it some much needed TLC. It features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a large dining room , 2 living areas with beautiful hardwood floors and 2 fireplaces. 12 Ft ceilings, and a beautiful wooden staircase with a carved wooden banister. This home has so much potential . If you love the historic area and historic homes, maybe this is the home you've been searching for . Make an appointment to take a tour.
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Chestatee, GA
I don’t understand why the last image is included, a house next door. The description doesn’t mention it and it’s not inside the property line of this house.
Also the build date given was 1915 and that seems about 10 or 15 years off.
That is odd. The listing description describes the property as sitting “on the corner of an entire block in downtown Orange” so if that entire block goes with the house, the place next door would, too. Maybe the house next door is included but not viewed by the realtor as a perk. Maybe. The house appears to have been remodeled around 1915 (staircase, beamed ceiling, fireplace mantel, colonnade, etc). The house next door could easily have been built in 1915, also.
Chestatee, GA
Well it does as shown on the property outline even without the house next door.
Thanks for the aerial view – it clearly answers the question! It shows an entire block broken into 3 lots which are valued at $76K (listing house), $6.7K (empty lot) and $101K (house next door) respectively. Together they add up to $183.7K – just above the $175K listing price. So it does appear that the house next door goes with the property. Thanks for taking the time to post the image.
The agent’s site and Realtor.com show the property for sale as 1.6 acres, which would be the entire block. That would make it attractive for a variety of uses.
I am terribly saddened when i see “one owner/family” homes for sale. ?
I agree on the build date being off. I can see late-80s/early-90s, even!
I’m not an expert, but I agree the date seems wrong.
The black things marching across the porches are an architectural element?
I am glad the jungle seen in Google maps is gone, but I loved the (now missing) gate.
I think it would be a really nice house with a bit of work. I love the appearance and can see myself sitting on the porches.
I also have a weakness for eyebrow windows.
The house was built for Ernest Linwood Reid (1857-1915), an officer of the Orange Rice Mill, one of the larger enterprises in town. Ernest lived here with wife Elizabeth, sons Ernest Jr, William and Rogers, and daughter Ella Louise from shortly after the mill was established in 1901. Widow Lizzie and son Ernest Jr, a lawyer, lived here for many years after Sr’s death., at least into the 1950’s. Ernest Jr’s son Ernest 3rd was also an attorney but died in his 20’s.
Thanks, Jim, for your historical research. This always illuminates the property and its character.
I love the romantic neglect of this place. Fun to look at; a lot of work to actually live in haha. Lovely possibilities though.
It does look more like 1890ish. And, not my favorite style, but oh my GOSH I would love to tackle this! There is tons to love about it, not the least of which is the beams. Even in its ‘I need a bit of help’ state, it has enormous curb appeal. The stained glass window in the one bath (green) is so gorgeous. In the upstairs hall, it looks like a transom window was either removed or papered over? This could be a outstanding beauty!
The two palm trees, planted too close to the house, must go.
That sweet little half-moon window winking above the porches just makes me wanna dance a jig. So cute!
I like it! I like the furniture, and even some of the funky colors! This would be a fun project to tackle.
For once, the house isn’t too far away from me. I live in Houston and Orange is about a two-hour drive away. Unfortunately, this isn’t the type of weekend house I’m looking for, though I imagine it will be gorgeous when restored. Now, if it were a farmhouse out in the country . . .
Has a ton of potential to be quite beautiful again.
Decent price for all you get. Second house Would make great rental to help pay for renovations of main home.
If you drive around the block in 2008 Streetview there was an adorable little house on that vacant lot at the back. It looks in pretty bad shape though. Too bad it couldn’t have been saved. Hurricane Ike ravaged the area in 2008. I wonder if that did it in.
Call Fixer Upper!
I lived in Orange for almost thirty years and left three years ago. This house is in the old downtown area and, yes, Hurricane Rita AND Hurricane Ike devastated the area. Lots of flooding, too. This area was once the gorgeous, wealthy part of town, however, much has changed and the area is “in transition” to becoming nearly abandoned.
Orange was a gorgeous and classic Southern town when I moved there in 1987, however, the hurricanes, the economy, and suburban flight have taken their toll on the town.
Might be worth a drive to see, however, remember that several feet of water covered the area during and following both hurricanes.
This house could be beautiful with a lot of TLC and elbpw grease. The one bedroom could be a showroom if done proprly