c.1880 Ohio Greek Revival Under $29K ~ Sold

141 E Jackson St, Painesville, OH 44077 $34,500 ~ Off Market Relisted and Reduced to $28,500 Sold for $28,000 in Jan. 2021

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Save this old house. The messy, demo work has already been done. It is gutted to the studs, which reveals original detailed woodwork and a functional floor plan. The exterior is pretty much all original.

The house was purchased in 2018 for $19,000, then put on the market for $35,000 at the beginning of 2020. Subsequently taken off market, the house has now been re-listed and has been reduced to $28,500. A garage is required by the City of Painesville, so that would be a big added expense.

Painesville is Greek Revival heaven. Don’t quote me on this, but this house may have been designed by the famed Western Reserve architect Jonathan Goldsmith (1783-1847), a master builder in Ohio’s Lake County and Cleveland between 1819-43. He built 30 Greek Revival structures in town.

According to Christine Hart Howlett, “After a brief apprenticeship as a shoemaker, he apprenticed himself to a carpenter-joiner at age 17. Goldsmith’s known buildings include 30 homes and commercial buildings in Painesville, another handful around Lake County, and 10 houses in Cleveland. The Cleveland residences, none of which are extant, were all built between 1830-37 on Euclid Ave. when it was a prime residential street. All were executed in the current late Federal and early Greek Revival styles. Some were mansions with colossal Ionic porticoes. Goldsmith is better-documented than most early 19th-century master builders, because many of his drawings, as well as account books, contracts, and letters, have survived and are in the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. His drawings were included in the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition “The Greek Revival in the United States” in 1943.”

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5bed
3bath
2,394sqft
6,251sqft lot
Build date 1880
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Realtor: David J Huntington with RE/MAX Results

REALTOR COMMENTS

Save this old house. Century home originally built in 1880 and has a large history in the Painesville area. There is over 2, 300 square feet of space in this home and a full basement. The home will require a garage per the City of Painesville ordinance. This home is ready for the enthusiastic buyer to complete the rehab process. The home has been torn out and ready for your ideas and completion. Please review the included supplements for the slate roof repair and the electric service work completed.