OHU50K Notes   $84,500

Well, this is an interesting turn of events. We first featured this Ohio fixer upper in 2019 when it was listed at $49,900. It then was incrementally reduced to $29,900 by February 2020. Subsequently the home was re-listed at $69,900, then sold for $65,000. Well, the seven bedroom, 2.5 bath home with views of the Ohio River is on the market again for $84,500. Although train tracks run between the house and river, the Ohio appears to be too close for comfort. Also, it appears that this section of Riverside Drive has no direct vehicle access. I guess residents park in the church lot next door.

In any event, I have included a slew of photos from two previous year’s listings that you will not find on the current MLS pages. Plus, family history.

Realtor Comments

This one of a kind turn of the century fixer upper house has all the ingredients for you to turn this diamond in the rough back to it’s shiny condition of days gone by. Outside includes two large front porches, one on each level to relax watching the river traffic go by or let your mind wander off to yesteryear as you imagine seeing a old steamboat struggling against the current of the river.

On the inside do your magic to convert the rooms back to their luster, still intact are the beautiful staircases and a few pocket doors. Windows have been updated as well as the electrical panel. Call now to set up a showing and feel the character of the house and vision the generations of families that have called it home.

• 6 beds
• 2.5 baths
• 3,152 sq ft
• 0.3 acres lot
• Build date 1900
• Google Map
• Contact Realtor: Frank Kostik with Hardcastle Realty, Llc

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

1017 Riverside Ave, Wellsville, OH 43968     $84,500

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Family History

The fixer upper was the home of attorney, and later judge, Philip M. Smith (1852-1929) and his wife Ida McKeehan Smith (1855-1939). The couple purchased the home sometime after 1900. After Philip passed away in 1929, the widow Smith shared the home with her widowed daughter Zana S. McCrea who moved out soon after her mother’s death in 1938.

According to the 1930 US Census, they owned a radio set, and the home was valued at $10,000.

The home probably was a stunner in its day and could be again, but take a look at the photo of the rear of the house to see just how close the river is.

Photos from February 2020 listing below.