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Monday, April 9, 2012

Dream House

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This old deco house has been sitting abandoned for as long as I can remember - and for as long as I can remember it has been dubbed my dream house (along with the few other mid-century deco homes in OKC). Just recently it has started going under construction. This morning on my walk to work I decided to go pay this handsome house a visit - I noticed a new "for sale" sign out front. I did a little investigating Googling when I got home and found a section of this 4-plex, at just a little over 1,000 sq. ft., is going for a little over a quarter of a million dollars.

Only in my dreams.
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9 comments:

  1. FrancineApril 9, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    That'll be chump change for you soon enough, don't you worry.

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  2. Chelsi KrauseApril 9, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Up until last year I lived just a block from this place. When I saw the construction I feared they were going to tear it down. So glad they're trying to bring new life to it!

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  3. SaraApril 9, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    i'm sorry, did you say this is going for 250K? I wonder if I can live in OKC and keep my job in DC?

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  4. And KathleenApril 9, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Francine - Ha. I'm trying to figure out ways to justify the huge expense to downsize. It's just not adding up.

    Chelsi - Yes! I'm excited to see what it looks like finished.

    Sara - Tempting, right? The cost of living in OKC is pretty amazing.

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  5. TashaApril 9, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    I guess I've been living under a rock...I didn't know about this midcentury deco period. I'm not a huge fan of the original art deco period, but I love (and live in a) midcentury modern ranch homes. This mixture of the two is very cool. I love that you can see both elements, distinctively, yet they mesh together very well. The windows are my favorite...we have several of these on our house, and although efficiency-wise they should be replaced, I can't bare to part with them!

    I'm a house day-dreamer too. I love driving around neighborhoods on nice days, just to see what's out there. I've found myself making up stories such as, "just looking at this house for a friend/family member who is moving into to town soon", so it doesn't seem that I'm The Nosy Open House Crasher.

    Thanks for sharing, and maybe-just-maybe you'll call this home one day...

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  6. TashaApril 9, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    "...can't bear to part with them." Oops.

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  7. Danielle (elleinadspir)April 9, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    I too love that building, but that price has me shaking my head. really?

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  8. NicoleApril 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Dream big! For serious :)

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  9. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    How I wish I can see the inside of this property. But judging from the exterior, I bet the interior is pretty neat. And I must say that you have such a unique taste for space. And only in your dreams? Nah, I don’t think so. You never know, this property might be yours in the near future! =) [Erick Bush]

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