Thread Number: 63636  /  Tag: Refrigerators
Wall Street Journal’s ‘House of the Year’
[Down to Last]

automaticwasher.org's exclusive eBay Watch:
scroll >>> for more items --- [As an eBay Partner, eBay may compensate automaticwasher.org if you make a purchase using any link to eBay on this page]
Post# 862029   1/15/2016 at 13:08 (3,016 days old) by mikael3 (Atlanta)        

I don’t usually care much for the houses in the WSJ.  They’re just overblown messes most of the time.  But this year’s ‘House of the Year’ is a real surprise.  At $430,000, it has got to be just about the cheapest house they’ve ever featured. 

 

The house was built by refrigerator pioneer Elmer E. McCray in 1928, and several original appliances are still in the house, including the McRay refrigerator—which opens on two sides—and the original Walker dishwasher.  The exterior of the house is kind of odd looking, but the interior is striking.  It has that 1920s understated elegance that I happen to like.



CLICK HERE TO GO TO mikael3's LINK



This post was last edited 01/15/2016 at 14:00



Post# 862038 , Reply# 1   1/15/2016 at 14:20 (3,016 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)        

stricklybojack's profile picture
.
Wow. Couldn't get pretty much anything for 430k in Manhattan. Here in San Diego a flipped condo in a so-so neighborhood would likely be available for that sum.


Post# 862041 , Reply# 2   1/15/2016 at 15:12 (3,016 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

pulltostart's profile picture

What a beautiful home - inside AND outside.

 

lawrence


Post# 862043 , Reply# 3   1/15/2016 at 15:19 (3,016 days old) by appnut (TX)        

appnut's profile picture

FIANLLY  young couple with family who has an appreciation and respect for a dwelling's history as well as style/features from an earlier era and don't come in and rip everything out and start all over again with just the shell!!!


Post# 862048 , Reply# 4   1/15/2016 at 15:30 (3,016 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)        

delaneymeegan's profile picture
I love the comment section: "It's amazing how inexpensive housing can be in red states." lol.

It's true. Where ever there's preponderance of corruption and ecological terrorism, people don't want to live.

I would love to consider living in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, western PA, MO., even KY, or TN..... but not with the rampant crime and corruption. The only thing a republitard can do is throw a party and 'invite all their friends'. They have no leadership or role model qualities.


Post# 862059 , Reply# 5   1/15/2016 at 15:53 (3,016 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

That place is beautiful!

And, I'd rather live in Indiana any day than NYC.


Post# 862098 , Reply# 6   1/15/2016 at 20:24 (3,016 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
There is an old saying about real estate

launderess's profile picture
At least here in NYC; where gays go money follows... *LOL*

So many areas or properties that were run down have been snapped up and turned around. The McCray mansion is yet another example.

Previous owners purchased the place at about half of what it later sold, fixed things up and even gave tours.

kpcnews.com/features/kv150/articl...


kpcnews.com/features/life/kpcnews...


To their credit so much of the original appliances, furnishings and so forth were not ripped out, but restored to proper use.

www.oldhousedreams.com/2015/02/18...



Forum Index:       Other Forums:                      



Comes to the Rescue!

The Discuss-o-Mat has stopped, buzzer is sounding!!!
If you would like to reply to this thread please log-in...

Discuss-O-MAT Log-In



New Members
Click Here To Sign Up.



                     


automaticwasher.org home
Discuss-o-Mat Forums
Vintage Brochures, Service and Owners Manuals
Fun Vintage Washer Ephemera
See It Wash!
Video Downloads
Audio Downloads
Picture of the Day
Patent of the Day
Photos of our Collections
The Old Aberdeen Farm
Vintage Service Manuals
Vintage washer/dryer/dishwasher to sell?
Technical/service questions?
Looking for Parts?
Website related questions?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Our Privacy Policy