We have a truly special house in Pt Washington that we are looking to sell. The house must be moved, so if someone has a vacant lot and would like a fun project house, this would be great. The house is totally cypress on the exterior (the wood has never been painted) and the floors are pine. We think the house is at least 60 years old. We have had offers from cabinet and floor people to take the house apart and use the materials...but we think the house has so much potential for someone that is willing to move it and do some work on it. The bathroom would probably have to be redone. The house is special and has been a part of Pt Washington history...by the way, there are several lots in the Pt Washington area for sale for great prices right now. We will consider any and all reasonable offers. PM me for details.
$20,000 for Pt. Wash house that must be moved
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Where is it at?
can you post a photo?
good luck, looks like a cute house. The house I grew up in was built around 1900 in downtown dothan, al. In 1976 my parents bought it for super cheap, cut it in half :shock: , and moved it 15 miles away. This house was around 3000 sq ft, one story. Quite a feat. Ducky(sp?) Johnson moved it and did a great job. THey also moved 3 other homes for us as well.....
I have move historic houses in St. Augustine, Fernandina, Jax beaches area Savannah and Charleston. Take the advise from the Carpenters Scrap it out your not gonna move the one with out catastrophic results. Unless its on the historic registry or you will have to come out of pocket on this one. On the other hand if your hell bent on moving it an it is on the historic registry you can get tons of grant money to restore it move it etc. I will drive by on the way home from picking the kids up from school and check it out. I know the house and I'll ask all the old local know-it-alls about the story on the house.
Have Ducky Johnson take a look at it and get his advice. Those old houses can be quite well made (especially when the old pine has basically fused together) and it could be a lot cheaper to move it to a new location and rehab it then build new. Some of the buildings in Seaside have been moved and reused several times.
Good ol' Ducky says that it can be moved...whoever built this house did a great job for all it has withstood. Apparently the floor joists are cypress, too. I wish we could afford to buy a lot and move it, do some rehab and keep it...but my friend that I bought the house with was transferred out of state. We are ready to cut our losses and sell it to anyone else who may be interested in doing what we originally set out to do. Knowing the expense involved in moving the house, we will consider any offers! Otherwise, yes, we will have to take Greenroomsurfer's advice and sell off the wood and scrap the house. We sooo don't want to do that! But we don't own the land and the house must go. Thank you for all of your ideas!!!
Isn't that the Burlison house where the new PWUMC building is going?
If so it has been on the historic tour. Mr. Burlison died about 8 years ago. He was a boat captain and ran the ferry for awhile from Jolly Bay to Tucker bayou.
If so it has been on the historic tour. Mr. Burlison died about 8 years ago. He was a boat captain and ran the ferry for awhile from Jolly Bay to Tucker bayou.
And Roy's first wife was Mabel Wesley, daughter of W.H. and Katie Wesley, and while I do not know if the sawmill was still running when this house was built, I'm certain the wood is fine.
If I had the money, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I really, really hate to see this house go.
If I had the money, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I really, really hate to see this house go.