ALBION, Ind. (WANE) – An give for a brick schoolhouse that’s been renovated into a property in Albion has been acknowledged.
“We’re just hoping it helps make someone else a excellent household for yrs to occur,” mentioned Anita Martin, the current property owner. “It was created to final and that’s what I imagine we in the beginning loved about it, and then just all the character that it has.”
What is now a 2-bed room, 1.5 tub residence was at the time Port Mitchell School. It was originally developed in 1913 and functioned as a faculty until eventually the mid 1930’s, in accordance to Martin.
“Then, a relatives acquired the home and they lived in this article for 60 a long time additionally,” Martin explained. “It experienced sat vacant for 20 a long time or so, and just been made use of for storage.”
In February, Martin and her spouse, Scott, acquired the property and began to renovate it.
“This was our first rework challenge, and I received to say I assume, you know, we seriously strike a great just one mainly because it experienced our hearts appropriate from the starting,” Martin said. “It just experienced the bones. It was quite solid, created to final permanently.”
Martin explained their aim was to “bring back” what the residence originally was. They did that by exposing the brick, adding big windows and conserving the home’s first wooden floors.
The maple flooring nevertheless has indentations from where the university desks the moment had been, according to Martin.
The home also characteristics 12-foot large ceilings, LED lighting all over, a master bed room, a 2nd bedroom, a total bathtub with his and her sinks, a further toilet, a laundry utility space, and a whole basement.
The house is positioned at 1108 W 100 N Highway, Albion, IN 46701. It’s was stated for $219,900. The realtor informed WANE 15 Tuesday evening that an give has been recognized. It is unclear what it bought for.
