Historic House Listings

Auction time! Circa 1845. Three acres in Illinois. Opening bid is $69,000

April 23, 2024

Auction block time! The opening bid is $69,000. The assessed value is $183,291. The house was built in 1845. It is located on three acres in South Beloit, Illinois. The house features a covered front porch, grand staircase, built-in seating, hardwood floors, baseboards and built-in bookshelves. There are a few outbuildings on the property. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,074 square feet. $69,000

Contact Richard Ranft with Beloit Auction Service: 608-751-2184

From the Zillow listing:

 

ONLINE REAL ESTATE AUCTION – 6075 State Line Road, South Beloit, IL 61080. PREVIEWS (OPEN HOUSES): Sunday, April 28, 2024, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM and Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. AUCTION END DATE: Monday, May 6, 2024 (the auction starts to close at 7:07 PM). FLOOR PLANS WITH ROOM MEASUREMENTS: See "Floor Plans" PDF in Documents on Beloit Auction website/app. 3D VIRTUAL TOUR: See Beloit Auction website/app. PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS: *Two story home *3 bedroom / 2 bath *Includes stove and refrigerator *Living room and dining room floors are red oak *Wrap around porch *Attached single car garage *Two storage sheds *Spacious backyard and woods to the west *Close to the Interstate and just minutes from dining, shopping, and downtown Beloit *Water is shut off inside part of the house (some plumbing needs repair) *Forced air heating furnace (natural gas) in lower level *Well and septic (Bloyer Well & Pump, Inc. replaced the well pump in 2016) *New shingles on the roof in 2016 *Total square footage – 2,934 sq ft (main level is 1,032 sq ft, upper level is 1,042 sq ft, lower level is 860 sq ft, and the attic is 747 sq ft) *Year built – 1845 *Zoning – R1 – Single Family Residential *Lot size is listed as 3.04 acres on the Winnebago County Supervisor of Assessments site and listed as 2.76 acres on the Winnebago County GIS site (WinGIS). We do NOT have a certified survey of this property and one will NOT be provided. We recommend the buyer have a certified survey completed on this property (after closing/at their own expense) if this information is important to them. *Parcel number in Winnebago County, IL – 04-03-151-022 *Assessed value – $183,291 *2023 taxes – $4,127.02 *Title is guaranteed free and clear at closing (with taxes paid up to the closing date) *$69,000 minimum opening bid (this is also the reserve price)

 

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