360 W Cherry St, Winchester, IL 62694 $25,700 c.1887 Fixer Upper in Winchester, IL Under $26K OHU50K NOTES This one is a winner! A winner in Winchester, a small town of about 1,500 residents in western Illinois. The home …
Category: Folk Victorian
Save This Old House – c.1890 Fixer Upper in Lynchburg, VA $49K
831 Victoria Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24504 $49,000 c.1890 Fixer Upper in Lynchburg, VA $49K OHU50K NOTES This fixer upper is located in the Daniel’s Hill neighborhood of Lynchburg, Virginia. Daniel’s Hill, an elevated tract of land along the James River, was developed as a residential area in 1840. After the…
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Under $75K Thursday ~Two Old Houses For the Price of One in Johnstown NY $75K
127 1/2 N Perry St, Johnstown, NY 12095 $64,000 ~ Increased to $79,900 – Reduced To $75,000 OHU50K NOTES Two old houses for $64K is not bad. Live in the back house while you restore the front house. OHU50K first featured these home back in February of 2020 when they were listed at $64,000. Subsequently,…
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Save This Old House – c.1907 Fixer Upper in Alton, IL Under $45K
1224 Washington Ave, Alton, IL 62002. $44,900 c.1907 Fixer Upper in Alton, IL Under $45K OHU50K NOTES And it looked so promising from the exterior. What some DIY-ers do to a home is a travesty. I think the home’s downfall began in the 1950s when several ads were taken out in the local newspaper…
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Save This Old House – c.1892 Fixer Upper Folk Victorian in Nevada, MO Under $20K
720 S Cedar St, Nevada, MO, 64772. $19,900 c.1892 Fixer Upper Folk Victorian in Nevada, MO Under $20K OHU50K NOTES This property is dripping with deliciousness and is just waiting for the right person to love it back to life. Town History Nevada, Missouri (pop. 8,607), has a name that intrigued me, so I did…
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c.1900 Handyman Special in Quaint Eastern Shore Fishing Village, MD Under $40K
7 W Main St, Crisfield, MD 21817 $49,900 c.1900 Handyman Special in Quaint Eastern Shore Fishing Village, MD Under $40K OHU50K NOTES In the 1950s this was the home of Calvin Gibson, chairman of the Industrial Survey Committee of the Better Crisfield Business Association back then. His job was to promote the…
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c.1901 Folk Victorian Home For Sale in Afton, OK Under $43K
216 S Main St, Afton, OK, 74331 $42,900 c.1901 Folk Victorian Home For Sale in Afton, OK Under $43K OHU50K NOTES Built in 1901, this Folk Victorian is located on Main Street in the small town of Afton, Oklahoma (pop. 1,049). The house could use a new roof and a…
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c.1878 Folk Victorian Home For Sale in Commiskey, IN $5K – House Only
4900 WEST COUNTY ROAD 850 SOUTH | COMMISKEY, INDIANA. $5,000 (To Be Moved) c.1878 Folk Victorian Home For Sale in Commiskey, IN $5K – House Only OHU50K NOTES Per Indiana Landmarks: The Arista Frank and Nellie Deputy House Looking for that second, get-away home in the country with historic charm? Want to downsize and…
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c.1905 Affordable Home For Sale in Caney, KS Under $48K
606 E 3rd Ave, Caney, KS, 67333 $47,900 c.1905 Affordable Home For Sale in Caney, KS Under $48K OHU50K NOTES I was listening to The People’s Court while I was posting this house and Judge Milian quoted a Cuban saying in Spanish that translates something like “the cheap becomes expensive.” I say this…
