If you’ve ever wanted to restore a historic home to its glory, Greensboro and Guilford County are full of opportunities for you. A new page has been added to the website to list homes whose defining characteristic might be described as “needs work … needs TLC … renovation project … rehab project … diamond in the rough … gutted” or the more legalistic “offered with no representations or warranties as to property condition.”
For those with the skills, patience and more money than you think you’ll need, here are five of Greensboro and Guilford’s best renovation opportunities.
909 N. Elm Street
The Frank Leak House
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Sold for $257,000 on June 6, 2018
- $330,000
- 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5,790 square feet, 0.43 acre
- Built in 1914
- Listed September 1, 2017
- Last sale: $233,000, February 2017
- Note: The Leak House is being sold by the Preservation Greensboro Development Fund for a total historic rehabilitation. Click here for details on the rehabilitation agreement, preservation easement and application process. The deadline for applications
is Monday, October 2, 2017has been extended. Contact Preservation Greensboro for details (336-272-5003).
4909 Guilford College Road
The William G. Wiley House
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Sold for $173,000 on December 12, 2017
- $179,800 (originally listed at $194,800)
- 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 2,400 square feet, 2.18 acres
- Price/square foot: $75
- Built in 1908
- Listed February 2017
- Last sale: September 2009, price unavailable in online records
- Neighborhood: Near Grandover and Business 85
- Note: A Guilford County Landmark property. Includes a detached workshop with a large second-floor room and a dilapidated barn. Some rooms have been renovated, but most of the house needs work.
8425 W. Harrell Road, Oak Ridge
Listing withdrawn October 2018, relisted September 2019, still at $149,900
- $149,900
- 4 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, 1,496 square feet, 2.33 acres
- Price/square foot: $100
- Built in 1931
- Listed September 6, 2017
- Last sale: 1949, no price available in online records
- Not owner occupied. Listing: “… maybe a rehab project or full tear down, will need new well and septic.” Listing includes no pictures of interior.
705 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Sold for $21,000 on March 7, 2019
- $29,500
- 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,022 square feet
- Price/square foot: $14
- Built in 1922
- Listed September 18, 2017
- Last sale: $14,000, April 2014
- Neighborhood: Asheboro Community
- Craigslist: “This house has been gutted … Tax Value $54,000 Asking Price 29,500 or BEST OFFER. Bring offers we are selling this one FAST!!! We also work with Realtors.”
219 York Street
Listing withdrawn September 25, 2017
- $10,000 (originally listed at $15,000)
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, 1,016 square feet
- Price/square foot: $10
- Built in 1945
- Listed June 10, 2017
- Last sale: $34,000, January 1985
- Neighborhood: Eastside Park
- Note: You can’t beat the price.
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