We bought a $310,000 historic home — take a look inside
A couple purchased a historic home for $310,000, reduced from $399,000, featuring original 1950s elements including metal cabinets and a built-in baker's shelf. The home boasts authentic period details like original woodwork, a fireplace, and a wraparound porch where they spend their evenings.
Summary
The homeowners share their experience purchasing a historic property that was originally listed at $399,000 but which they secured for $310,000. The house's most striking feature is its beautiful wraparound porch, which immediately captured their attention and has become their primary relaxation space where they gather almost every evening with seating areas and grilling space. Inside, their favorite room is the living room, distinguished by extensive original woodwork throughout and an original fireplace that was a major selling point. The couple has added personal touches, including repurposing a discarded television found in the trash, gutting it and converting it into a dedicated record player corner. The kitchen maintains its authentic 1950s diner aesthetic with original metal cabinets that retain interesting period-appropriate features. These cabinets include functional built-in elements like a baker's shelf, though it shows signs of age with some rust, demonstrating the home's authentic vintage character.
Key Insights
- The homeowners negotiated the purchase price down from $399,000 to $310,000
- The wraparound porch was the feature that made them choose this house and where they spend almost every evening
- The living room is their favorite room specifically because of the original woodwork and original fireplace
- They found an old TV in the trash, gutted it, and converted it into a record player corner
- The kitchen cabinets are original metal cabinets from the 1950s with functional built-in features like a baker's shelf
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Transcript
[0:00] The original sales price for the home was 399,000 and we were able to purchase it for 310,000 before even entering the home. You can see why we chose this house. It has this beautiful wraparound porch that we instantly fell in love with. This is where we love to hang out. You'll find us here almost every evening. We have our seated area and even our grill space. >> Welcome to our living room. This is definitely one of our favorite rooms in the house just because of all the [0:31] original woodwork throughout and of course the original fireplace that we fell in love with. This is an old TV that we found on the side of…
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