c.1878 Fixer Upper Mother-Daughter w/Built-Ins and Widows Walk in Carthage Illinois Under $20K ~ Off Market

130 S Marion St, Carthage, IL 62321       $19,900 ~ Off Market 

OHU50K NOTES

Built in 1878 as a single family home, this cheap old fixer upper is currently a mother-daughter with several enviable built-ins and a widow’s walk! It is located on a corner lot in a no-crime neighborhood of Carthage, Illinois, a town filled with Mormon history.

I enjoy researching the inhabitants of these old homes, but all I could find was that Charles A Freeman (1870-1934) resided here as of the 1930 US Census. Charles was one of 15 children born to Angelo and Cordelia Freeman. His worked as a drayman. I had to look that up. It is a delivery driver for a brewery.

He lived here with his hard-working family: wife Jennie, a laundress; teenage children, Keith and Lucille; adult daughter Gladys, a waitress; her husband John Sample, a plumber; and a boarder. It took everyone’s meager incomes to maintain the home, but they did own a radio set.

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*2baths
*2,590 sq ft
*0.3 acre
*Build date 1878
*Google Map
*Property Listing
*Realtor: Sharpe Real Estate LLC

REALTOR COMMENTS

Fixer upper with partial open wrap-around porch, enclosed back porch, attached shed, tin ceiling in the kitchen. Downstairs bedroom could also be used as a parlor. Property is currently setup as a 2-unit rental but could easily be converted to single family residence. Fireplace needs inspected before use. Property is being sold in as is condition.