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    We looked at one back in 1991 when shopping for our final home. The cost of bringing electrical and plumbing to current standard alone was cost-prohibitive for us.

    Take a contractor with you to assess the current status and estimate cost to repair/restore. Then add 50% to that to pay for what isn't visual. You're going to be in the "money to burn" camp to do this well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sweetana3 View Post
    No, No, No. Unless I had serious!! cash for all the specific requirements and knew the specialists that might be required for the work. Even getting appropriate windows and having them repaired here for buildings in the historic distircts is a nightmare and a serious expense. There is one building I love that is disintegrating because the condo owners do not have the funds to do the work to the districts requirements.

    Love the buildings just not the regulations and serious additional expense.

    I have a non contributory modern house in a historic district and have had several serious issues with the bureaucrats and ridiculous regulations.
    But this isnt in an historic district. From what I can tell, no historic building code prevails.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    But this isnt in an historic district. From what I can tell, no historic building code prevails.
    Thanks, everyone, for your ideas on this house. IL, that is correct, there is no historic building code where it has to look like the neighborhood. The reason it is on the Registry has to do with the method of construction. I looked up the original application for the house and the barn is non-contributory as they figured it was not original but added on about 50 years later. Too bad, it was a nice barn. Don't know if the rubble is still there. Just found the house a couple of days ago and still not sure if it is an area where we want to be--it is outside of the area where we were looking, so I'm not sure what to make of it.

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    Nope. Too much work and rules.
    "Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, your heart is also." Jesus

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