Under $100K Sunday – c.1911 Historic Fixer Upper in Weldon, NC $60K – Haunted?
OHU50K NOTES $49,900 Sold on 11/15/2021 for $58,000 For Sale by Owner $60K
UPDATE: Well, here’s a twist. This home is for sale again by the “back again” owner. In November 2021, I received word from a married couple, readers of OHU50K, that they had purchased this fabulous old beauty and had plans to restore it to its former glory.
Christine and Steve Guardino bought the home on 11/15/2021 for $58,000. They had begun working on the roof and had started a Facebook page to chronicle their progress at https://www.facebook.com/107087361821081/posts/107090628487421/
However, things took a turn. The Guardinos voluntarily surrendered the home back to the previous owner, Ceasar Neville, last week. He states that the couple moved back to New York to pursue another opportunity. He also states that the Guardinos saw a ghost in the house, but the friendly apparition had no impact on their decision to move. The deed of record will be recorded by Halifax County by next week making Mr. Neville the owner again, and he wants to sell. Not on MLS.
OWNER COMMENTS
If you have ever wanted to own a truly unique and magnificent historic property here’s your chance. Located 2 miles from I-95, Exit 173 on Hwy 158 East. Built in 1911 & listed on the National registry of historic places as the “Henry L. Grant House” This large two-story transitional Queen Anne-Colonial Revival frame house covered by tall hip roof. The current owner has started renovations to restore this gem. The property has a new main water line. The electrical panel service has been updated from fuses to a circuit breaker panel. The property also has new windows ( the home has 36 windows) and it has been gutted to the studs and lathing. Many of the original features have been very well preserved including the 7 fire places with mantles. Original & wainscoting. 2 original cast iron tubs, farmhouse sinks Ready for your design team to restore this one of a kind building a magical place. The property is being sold as is. CASH ONLY. Please DO NOT DISTURB OCCUPANT.
*4 bedrooms
*2 baths
*3,800 sq ft
*0.20 sq ft lot
*Build date 1911
*Google Map
*Contact: For sale by owner. Email Ceasar: [email protected]
400 Sycamore St, Weldon, NC, 27890. $60,000 FSBO
Family History
This c.1911 Colonial Revival is located in the Weldon Historic District. It was the home of Henry Lee Grant (1878-1961) in the 1910s to the 1930s. Henry was a railroad agent for the Atlantic Coast Line for 50 years. He lived in this home with his first wife Cora Pair Grant (1879-1922), daughter Hazel, mother-in law Margaret Pair and brother-in-law James Pair, a retail merchant for a grocery store.
After the death of Cora in 1922, Henry married Margaret Bicknell Green Grant in 1940, and moved into her home down the street at 309 Sycamore St. in Weldon. That house was an Aladdin Kit House called the Pomona. It created quite a stir in the neighborhood when it was delivered by boxcar in pieces in 1919.
12 Comments
Jill Anastasia Stull
God I want this one to bring back to life!
Annette Valentino
Hi I emailed the owner and it came back to me non deliverable. Interested!
[email protected]
Try clicking “Listing” and then “Contact the Seller.”
Joella Stewart
Wow! The owner has already done the hard part. Removing plaster from lath is really really labor intensive, and then cleaning all of it up and hauling it away is 80% of the restoration. It wouldn’t take much at all to bring this beauty back to life.
Melinda
Why did they put new windows in such a beautiful old house? Did they save them? They removed all the plaster? 😢😢
Tammy. Thomas
So blessed to have such a beautiful home. I hope you post some after pictures!
Christine Guardino
Hi this is Christine and Steve Guardino on 11/15 we purchased this home. We have already begun working on the roof. We are truly excited about restoring this beautiful home to its original beauty. I have started a Facebook page to chronicle our work and progress. WE Welcome feedback and help. https://www.facebook.com/107087361821081/posts/107090628487421/
MARY AUSTIN
I’d love to at least be a part of getting this house to where it should be. I love it and feel that no matter how much work there is to do, it will be worth it.
David Downs
Look at first front view picture top upstairs left window is that the ghost of a woman looking out?
Sandra
I wish the lot was bigger my first house was haunted and part of the underground railroad in Ohio. I had no issues with my 2 ghosts that I knew of. AfterI left abusive husband, he had a Priest come in and perform an Exorcism on the house. I guess they did not like just him as much. I felt they protected me.
Heather Jacobs Sanderson
I just love it. The walls ! Grandpa was a good carpenter. I saw a few ghosts. ,😱
Amy K
The woodwork is just amazing. The staircase, built-ins, old doors and floors and trim are begging to be brougth back to their former beauty. I wish it had a bigger lot and they wouldn’t have torn out the plaster