OHU50K Notes $39,900 Sold

OHU50K is featuring this fixer for two reasons: 1. The picture of the exterior makes a great photograph, and 2. The house has a very sad history. Despite the realtor describing the Cooper Point neighborhood as “BOOMING,” this property may be a hard sell, but it does have a story to tell.

 

Realtor Comments

FIXER UPPER ALERT!!! 3 Bedroom Detached Single Family Home in Desirable Cooper Point section of BOOMING Camden. Excellent opportunity for a buy and hold or a fix and flip. Strictly AS-IS Sale. Corporate owned, Seller acquired the property via a tax lien foreclosure. Buyer is Responsible for Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule your private showing today!! This one won’t last long.

• 3bed
• 1bath
• 1,272sqft845sqft lot
• Circa 1905

 

If interested in a property, please contact the realtor whose link is provided in red below, or contact an agent of your own choosing. Independent verification of details and status is recommended.

422 Bailey St, Camden, NJ 08102 $39,900

• Contact Realtor: Patrick Gorman
  Brokered by: Main Street Realty
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Family History

This house not only is in sad shape, but its history is so very sad as well. In 19o5, George A. Peyton and his wife, Helen, purchased this home from George’s salary as a conductor for the railroad, By 1921, the couple had five children, Francis, Anna, George and four-year-old twins Edward and Hellen. In August of 1921, young Edward died suddenly. The funeral services were held in the home.

Fifty-five years later another tragedy happened to residents of the home. Brothers Luis and Roberto Beniques ages 13 and 14, along with two friends, built a raft of boards and an old door and launched it in the Delaware River on a cold April day in 1976. Strong winds carried the raft to the center of the choppy river, one of the boys panicked, jumped overboard tipping over the raft and pulling the other three boys into the icy cold river. All four boys drowned.

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