1119: Anywhere Else, A Tear Down

In September 2016, we purchased a 1908 rowhouse in need of a little love. The house has a lovely story. We are only the fourth owners over its nearly 110 years. It was constructed as a two-unit flat. The first deed on the house, awarded to the builder after he paid off the construction loan was for $3.300 in 1922 ($46,000 in 2017 dollars).  It next changed hands again when they sold the house to the first owners in 1924 for $4,000 ($56,000 in 2017 dollars). It was sold again in 1947 to the family we bought it from for $9,800 ($110,000 in 2017 dollars). That family consisted of two brothers and their wives. One brother raised his family on one floor; the other brother raised his family on the other. The families lived in the house in various iterations over the following decades. Unfortunately for the family and for the house it became unoccupied about 5 years ago and fell into serious disrepair. More on the seriousness of the disrepair later, but for your viewing pleasure a few pictures of what we scooped up.