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Old 07-01-2009, 01:21 PM
 
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We are looking for large historic home in Ft Worth area. Most of what we have seen have been turned into aprtments. We would be willing to restore to single family. Price is under 170,000, i know that's not alot when you're looking at historic homes. We have seen a couple on SW McCart around 3800-4500 sqft and one on Jennings that was 4100. The one on Jennings is now sold. We have 3 children living with us right now plus we have a ministry we run out of our home. We record our own music and need extra room for that plus we are all artist and print our own stuff so we need room for office. Looking at 5+ bedrooms, over 3500 sqft, built before 1950. Any suggestions?
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Old 07-01-2009, 02:18 PM
 
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There are some lovely historic "big ol'" homes on Elizabeth Avenue. Check Elizabeth AV and 8th. It's just north of Berry St.

"Ryan Place" is an historic area. Close by.

The houses in that area are surrounded by other types of neighborhoods. Be sure to drive the area so you are aware of that.

The Camp Bowie area has some historic homes. There are enclaves of historic homes all over Ft. Worth. I would suggest contacting a realtor.
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:03 AM
 
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you also need to consider that buying in an "historic" area makes requirements for being accurate with your renovations at times--that may mean something more expensive vs less expensive when you go to make improvements like a new roof...
there can also be fairly stringent HOA requirements for things like running a business out of your home to consider...
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Old 07-02-2009, 10:22 AM
 
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There is no way anything on Elizabeth will go for under 170k. For those specifications, you should really talk to a realtor. Not only can they search for homes that meet that criteria, but they can let you know what areas to stay away from due to crime, danger, etc. Also, they can let you know if the homes must stay historically accurate when you need to repair/paint/etc or not due to the neighborhood they're in.
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Old 07-11-2009, 04:56 PM
 
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Houses we are looking at arent in designated 'historic' areas. We are going to look at homes on McCart a little closer this week sometime. Like what we saw but would have liked it better had they not been on such a busy street. Just driving around house conditions seem to really vary street to street. One block lawns are in prestine condition, next block...not so much. I have heard mixed reviews considering that area, southwest Fort Worth. They are by McCart and Gambrell.
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Old 07-11-2009, 07:48 PM
 
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then you don't really want an "historic home"
you just want a large home from a certain time period
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Old 07-12-2009, 12:29 PM
 
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We would like a home pre 1930 with as much original character as possible. Then restore to original as much as possible. What i meant was a house can be historical without being in a historic district. we lived in a 1880's home in central Illinois that the mayor built. it wasn't in a designated 'historic' district basically because a large percentage of homes in that area were of that time period and frankly 'old homes' are a dime a dozen up north. that was one of the things that surprised me when we moved to Texas. We have found it difficult to locate a large pre 1930 home that was a reasonable price that wasnt in a crime ridden area. Our home in illinois was pretty much intact with just basic upgrades such as electrical, although still had mother of pearl push button light switches. Small towns have many historic homes, meaning 'old homes', that do not have any historic districts. I guess I'm not sure what you mean by not really wanting an historic home just one from a certain time period. Is it that you only consider a home historic if it is in a designated historic district?
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