322 E Empire St, Freeport, IL 61032. $98,900 OHU50K NOTES This move-in ready home is a stunner. Vintage elements combine with modern updates for those who prefer contemporary kitchens and baths in an old house. The homeowners have put a lot of time, money and energy into this home in the last year, as you…
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c.1931 Foreclosure in Danville IL $29K – Original Kitchen Cupboards
201 Orchard St, Danville, IL, 61832. $29,000 c.1931 Foreclosure in Danville IL $29K – Original Kitchen Cupboards OHU50K NOTES The original kitchen cupboards in this foreclosure are the stand-out feature of this c.1931 traditional brick home. Another element I love is the black and white basket weave tiled floor in the bathroom. The home sits…
Save This Old House – c.1871 Brick Fixer Upper on 2.13 Acres Amboy IL $45K
Amboy, Illinois. $45,000 OHU50K NOTES Save this old house. Thanks to Colleen Brown Gray for submitting this old house in Amboy, Illinois. The brick beauty sits on 2.13 acres. Among other things, the home needs a boiler hooked up. It is cash sale. *Build date 1871 *Property Listing *For Sale By Owner: Facebook Marketplace/Haras Mees …
Under $100K Sunday – Move-In Ready Historic Home in Belleville, IL Under $68K
610 W C St, Belleville, IL, 62220. $67,900 OHU50K NOTES Here is a move-in ready home for sale in Belleville, Illinois. Belleville is well-known for these old brick cottages, and they have always intrigued me. The agent has the build date as 1930, but that is probably the build date for the rear addition. The…
c.1852 River View Home For Sale in Savanna, IL For $49K
1019 Main St, Savanna, IL, 61074 $49,000 OHU50K NOTES Here is a river view home for sale in Savanna, Illinois. Once a stately manor home with a sizable lot, the brick home has now been broken up into apartments. Sometime in the 1920s, it appears the homeowners sold off much of the…
c.1946 Fixer Upper on 4 Acres in Vienna IL Under $50K
200 Old Route 146 Loop, Vienna, IL, 62995 $49,900 OHU50K NOTES It may be a fixer upper needing new windows, drywall, paint…, but the potential is great for this home on four acres. Consider the arched doorways, hardwood floors, vintage kitchen and updated bath. A new owner could do so much with this property to…
Under $100K Sunday – c.1882 Gothic Revival Farm House For Sale on 3.7 Acres in Savanna, IL Under $100K
11062 Wacker Rd, Savanna, IL, 61074 $99,900 OHU50K NOTES You gotta love this c.1882 farm house for sale in the country. Well, at least the 3.7 rural acres, the numerous outbuildings and the Gothic Revival exterior of the house. Some of the rooms are bright and cheery, while most of the interior…
Under $100K Sunday – c.1878 Queen Anne Victorian Home For Sale in Savanna, IL $89K
24 Oakwood Hts, Savanna, IL, 61074 $89,000 OHU50K NOTES Here is a wonderful c.1878 Queen Anne Victorian home for sale with lovely views of the Mississippi River. Tower, wrap-around porch, stained glass, and natural woodwork grace the home. I am wondering, however, why the agent is using photos from 2006. A lot…
c.1887 Brick Home For Sale in Belleville, IL For $23K
26 N 13th St, Belleville, IL, 62220 $23,000 OHU50K NOTES Brick home for sale. After the failure of the German Revolution of 1848, many educated Germans fled their homeland and settled in Belleville. By 1870, about 90% of Belleville’s residents were either German-born or of German descent. The city became a manufacturing…