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Want a grand home significant enough to already be on the National Register? Here you go, the Florence Yates house. We’ve not been inside but the realtor has a great virtual tour of this amazing historic Beloit home.

• - Realtor’s listing here. Virtual tour here.
• - Not within any of the historic districts but is individually listed on the national register and is therefore eligible for the Historic Home Owner’s Tax Cridit.
• - Walkability Score: 49 out of 100, “Car-Dependent”.

901 Wisconsin Ave. Beloit WI

We’ve not been inside but it looks to be in good condition. It’s certainly a very distinctive and stately vintage home on a corner lot just outside the current historic district boundary. Certainly worth a look.

• - Realtor’s listing here.
• - This home is not within any of the current historic districts.
• - Walkability Score: 65 out of 100, “Somewhat Walkable”.

Searching For The Best Place To Buy An Old House?

Believe it or not, Yes! There is such a market.

I’ve said before. If home buyers are looking for new construction they have lots of options. If they’ have an appreciation for quality vintage housing in a quality neighborhood with proximity to center-city amenities, services and life style their options are much more limited. Supply/demand. Many people moving into the region from larger urban centers know of and/or have experienced quality historic districts & neighborhoods. We’ve an underutilized resource here.

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As part of the ongoing commitment to the preservation community, PreservationDirectory.com has once again teamed up with This Old House magazine to promote their search for “The Best Places to Buy an Old House”.  An upcoming issue of This Old House will feature the 2nd annual “The Best Places to Buy an Old House” article, which strives to identify affordable homes in historic neighborhoods and districts across the United States.

According to This Old House Associate Editor, Keith Pandolfi, “We want to spread the word about neighborhoods where the astonishing old houses are rivaled only by the community spirit. We especially want overlooked places with affordable houses appealing to old-house-loving buyers and are very interested in places where the momentum for preservation is just getting started thanks to pioneers who have begun moving in and rehabbing houses.”

In order to most effectively accomplish this search, This Old House and PreservationDirectory.com are seeking the help of dedicated preservationists, neighborhood boosters and heritage travelers!  To nominate your historic district, town or city, please submit the following information:
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At-Risk House Gets New Lease On Life

I am particularly glad to be removing one house in particular from the “Historic & Vintage Home Real Estate For Sale” page… Because it SOLD!
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Garagescape or Porchscape?

Happened to be driving by a ‘planned residential development’ today and saw the perfect example of what I’d heard once defined as a ‘garagescape’. You likely only need the picture to illustrate the concept.

I make no secret of my bias, I love old houses and neighborhoods. Residential developments such as these leave me completely cold and help define ‘Generica‘. I can hear the prospective home owner talking to their realtor. “Yes, we’re looking for a three car garage with a house attached. Our garage is the priority as we’ll be miles from absolutely everything and anything we’d ever care to do we want to drive there.” They’re clean, new, fully modern and ‘efficient’ homes I’m sure, but one’s ‘quality of life’ is greatly influenced on where one makes their home and I find these… well, interesting. No doubt our old neighborhood shows it’s wear-n-tear after eighty to a hundred years or more. I wonder what condition this development will be in half as many years.

Me, I love a ‘Porchscape’ pedestrian neighborhood. Likewise, this term is best described by some pics of a neighborhood that looks warm, interesting and inviting even in the snow.

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