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Circa 1883 Store Front/Former Church For Sale with Apartment in Cresco, IA $45K – Sold
March 28, 2022
OHU50K NOTES $45,000 Sold
This former church for sale more recently has served as a storefront with a two-bedroom apartment. The former First Baptist Church has beautiful stained glass windows. One was donated by William Carlos Brown, an executive for the New York Central Railroad in New York City. He had ties to Iowa, and paid for the window in honor of his father, the Rev. Charles E. Brown, the first pastor of the original congregation established in 1857 when they met in the local court house. Later in 1883 the congregation erected this church at a cost of $2,700. Per the newspaper article below, the building was still serving as a church in 1966.
Check out this circa 1883 commercial store front with a two bedroom apartment in the basement for extra income. There are many opportunities with this property. One would be either run a business out of the main level and live/rent out the lower level. You could also decide to renovate the main level into an apartment and have dual incomes from the duplex. Bonus for the Buyer, the storage shed in the back yard is included along with refrigerator and stove. Any offers need to be voted on by HCCP Inc. before acceptance. Any and ALL offers will be presented to them by listing agent April 8th 2022.
Features and Updates
Some features and updates with this multi use property are 2021 a new sewer system was installed with a lift pump and clean outs for approximately $8, 000.00, also the roof seams were re-sealed. 2017 the basement was remodeled to a 2 bedroom apartment with some renovations such as wiring, fire alarms and lighting. There are 2 furnaces 1 for the main level and 1 for the lower apartment.
History
There is a bit of History that comes with the property, a stained glass window called Grand Army of Republic post 216 and the Organ is very unique. Both pieces among other have had interested parties in them if the buyer of the property decides to remodel the main level. Please note that this was previously a Church and then owned by a non-profit organization for the last 11 years.
More
Property taxes are an estimate by the Howard County Assessors office, if property becomes a duplex residential rental. If it is used as a commercial store front property taxes maybe more. Some square footage is estimated also due to lack of information assessor sheet has on property due to it originally being a church. Currently basement has been remodeled into a 2 bedroom apartment. Main level has many fixtures-features that could be sold if remodeled into a duplex to reduce construction cost. Per Listing
I and my husband live in Denver where I grew up. My mother died in October of 2021 and my father is also gone. I am ready to leave this dreadful place! We live on my fixed income witch is impossible here. Our rent for a 600 sq ft apartment is $1500.00. We have gotten into such a slump my husband just sits in the bedroom. I know there is more out there for us and I have been watching this church on Zillow for months. I believe it can bring our life back and we can do the same in return. I have many ideas, the first being possibly a youth center. The second would be a restaurant. But anyway I would work my fingers to the bone to have this building and be able to make the lights shine brilliantly on Christmas!
Cindy Webb don’t give up. My hubby and I are in the same situation here in Virginia as a bunch of meth heads burnt down our home. On this Thursday we will be closing on a house in Danville. We havevlived in a file room at my hubbys work to save every penny. Like you for us to rent a little dump here would be 1500 bucks a month. Its been tough but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Prayers!
3 Comments
chris
down stairs looks to confined and that sewer lift pump yuck
Cindy Webb
I and my husband live in Denver where I grew up. My mother died in October of 2021 and my father is also gone. I am ready to leave this dreadful place! We live on my fixed income witch is impossible here. Our rent for a 600 sq ft apartment is $1500.00. We have gotten into such a slump my husband just sits in the bedroom. I know there is more out there for us and I have been watching this church on Zillow for months. I believe it can bring our life back and we can do the same in return. I have many ideas, the first being possibly a youth center. The second would be a restaurant. But anyway I would work my fingers to the bone to have this building and be able to make the lights shine brilliantly on Christmas!
tina magee-corry
Cindy Webb don’t give up. My hubby and I are in the same situation here in Virginia as a bunch of meth heads burnt down our home. On this Thursday we will be closing on a house in Danville. We havevlived in a file room at my hubbys work to save every penny. Like you for us to rent a little dump here would be 1500 bucks a month. Its been tough but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Prayers!