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1915 Craftsman, Emporia, KS

March 2, 2010 | Comments | 1900-1930, Craftsman, Kansas

1303 Rural St, Emporia, KS – $79,900
4 Bed, 1.5 Bath, 2342 square feet. Check out the street view here. The listing ad says this is a handyman’s dream.

: I love the exterior!

: The fireplace and shelves reminds me of a show I saw on either TLC or HGTV. The know-all-about-staging host came in to a house similar with a fireplace and bookshelves very similar to this, the host walks in and says it looks dated. So what do they do? Paint the bookshelves white and cuts out a thin piece of plywood to put over the brick. They did other things, but what they did to the fireplace and bookshelves was pretty fugly. Sorry, this made me think of the awfulness of that show.

: Window seat.

1922 Craftsman, Chillicothe, MO

March 1, 2010 | Comments | 1900-1930, Craftsman, Missouri

904 Walnut St, Chillicothe, MO – $100,000
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2324 square feet. I think this could be a fabulous house! Take up all that carpet for starters! Including the bathroom carpet, ick! This is on a beautiful lot, although I’m dying to take chainsaw to those bushes out front! Small town of over 8,000 people and low crime! A very cute town too!

1925 Craftsman, Crystal Lake, IL

February 27, 2010 | Comments | 1900-1930, Craftsman, Illinois

4901 Terra Cotta Rd, Crystal Lake, IL – $700,000
5 Bed, 2 Bath, 2400 square feet on 12.5 acres. “Built by William D Gates in 1925. Gates, the founder of American Terra Cotta & Ceramics Company in 1887 & inventor of color glazed terra cotta. The 12.5 acres is being sold for the land. The house w/some remnants of terra cotta is in extreme disrepair yet the foundation & major structural components seem solid.” I don’t care if this is nearly a million dollars, if I were rich as hay, I’d buy this sucker up and restore the heck out of it. Being sold for the land, hmph!

Aerial view and street view of the gate.