Month: December 2023

This could be a really grand home! Would be great to turn it back into a single family home. The house was built in 1915. It is located on .67 acres in Decatur, Illinois. The home features crown molding, coffered decorative ceilings, hardwood floors and beautiful fireplaces. There is a detached three car garage with chauffer’s living quarters. The home was converted into three apartments, but is currently being utilized as a single family residence. Eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 6,085 square feet. $339,900 Contact Chris Harrison with Main Place Real Estate MARVELOUS near West End home full of history and original character sitting on a 2/3 acre flat lot! From the exquisite architecture to the charming period touches, you’ll be captivated right away. West wing offers expansive dining area, large kitchen & butler’s pantry with original marble, sitting area, master suite with remodeled bath, & two more bedrooms with attached full baths. In the East wing, a magnificent living room with stone fireplace and sculpted ceiling, bright solarium, & second kitchen. Upper level boasts five bedrooms, each with their own full baths, dining area, third kitchen, & spacious family room. Two washer/dryer hookups on the main floor plus one… CONTINUE READING…

Love the double side porches! This one is a diamond in the rough! The home was built in 1920. It is located on .7 acres in Mullins, South Carolina. Wish there were more pictures, but what they show doesn’t look too bad! The home features a large wrap around front porch, original hardwood floors, wainscoting, built-ins, six fireplaces and a claw foot tub. The property has a detached two car garage. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,750 square feet. $50,000 Contact Jerjuan Kenney-Page with Carolina Coast & Realty Two-story 2,750 square foot, Queen Anne home with large, wraparound porch and two additional upstairs balconies. Home has 5 bedrooms with a master bedroom, master bath, and walk-in closet on the main floor. The two additional bathrooms upstairs have claw-foot tubs. The home has lovely woodwork including wainscoting and chair rail in living and formal dining rooms, walls of built-in bookcases, and 6 fireplaces with original mantels. Two-car detached garage with rear-enclosed storage, on 0.7 acre, walking distance to library and Historic Downtown! This home has wonderful potential to be an absolute showplace but needs TLC. Sold AS IS. Let them know you saw it on Old House Life!

This house looks like a diamond in the rough! Nice acreage and it’s across from Yatesville Lake State Park. The home was built in 1927. It is located on 27.50 acres in Webbville, Kentucky. The home features a covered front porch, hardwood floors and unpainted wood trim. There are multiple outbuildings on the property. Three bedrooms, one bathroom and 1,892 square feet. $135,000 Contact Gary W. Lambdin with Homeland Real Estate: 606-691-0978 This beautiful piece of history in Webbville has been in the same family for nearly a hundred years. The house was built in the 1920s and is on 27.5 acres, in a hollow but in sight of the road. The home is spacious with tons of indications of its former glory. The property is in need of repairs and restoration to all of the structures. The land and property is a homesteaders dream! There is a 14-stall barn with a full attic that was used for curing Burley tobacco. A small active creek from the hollow of two hills runs alongside the barn and provided fresh water for the family mules, cows, hogs and chickens. There are also smoke houses, a wood shed, a homemade cabin, chicken coop… CONTINUE READING…