Under $100K Sunday ~ c.1870 Move-In Ready Illinois Historic Home ~ Pending
May 10, 2020
423 W Main St, Bradford, IL 61421
423 W Main St, Bradford, IL 61421 $79,900 ~ Pending
OHU50K NOTES
This move-in ready home is a beauty built in 1870 in Bradford, Illinois (pop. 758). I was intrigued as to why this home is called The Counterfeit Home, but I couldn’t come up with anything. If anyone has information, I’d love to hear about it.
Bradford History
In the mid-1800s Maine native, Bradford Foster, took note that veterans of the War of 1812 were all entitled to a bonus. That bonus was a deed to a quarter section of undeveloped land in central Illinois. Foster then began buying up these large parcels from the veterans for a pittance, sometimes for only $50 to $100. By 1850, Foster persuaded family and friends to move to the area, now named Bradford.
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- 4bed
- 1.5bath
- 2,246sqft
- 0.63acre lot
- Build date 1870
- Google Map
- Property Listing
- Realtor: Adam Merrick Real Estate
REALTOR COMMENTS
OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY! THE COUNTERFEIT HOME. Look no further than this amazing 4 bedroom 2 bath 2 story move-in ready historic home. This home was featured in the 1850 -2000 Bradford town history book. The living room and dining room of this home are frozen in time and sure to impress with the custom woodwork and some of the furniture for these two rooms will stay that really create the ambiance. This home features a huge wrap around front covered porch and an additional covered porch with a nice koi pond in the back. The home has a detached 2 stall garage. Call today to schedule a private showing of this historic home!