1924 Everest

This house was in north Richland, a neighborhood referred to as Richland Village. Apparently, this neighborhood was built in the 1950s, and the houses are all pretty good. Except for this one.

The previous owners obviously bought the house and didn't have much money to invest into it. There's a pergola over the front porch, and since this didn't provide enough shade, they stapled some plastic lattice over it. This is the same lattice you see under the porch. The yard is overgrown, and there's a weeping birch that hasn't done anything as far as leaves this year. It looks like there used to be a garage on the right side, but it was converted into additional living room/dining room area.

The first thing we noticed when we walked in was the overwhelming stench of cat urine. The carpet was stained and filthy, and there was debris everywhere. The linoleum, where there was any, was ancient and starting to curl up at the edges. When the real estate agent tried peeling up the carpet to see if there was hardwood underneath, the first time she said the carpet was damp (bad sign) and the second time, she was assaulted by spiders.

The bright spot of the house was the master suite. Not only was it vast, but it had a full-sized bathroom, a walk-in closet, and prettyish frosted windows. The backyard had a two-car garage that opened out onto George Washington Way, the town's busiest street. Also in the back, the chain-link fence on the south side was being held up by various sticks and stakes leaned against it, lean-to like.

There was also a basement. One room had a to-code window, making it a fourth bedroom for the house (there were three upstairs), but other than that, the basement was the thing nightmares are made of. Painted concrete, the creepiest laundry room ever, and a stench of mold throughout. The stairwell was very fashionable with its wood paneling.

All in all, there was so much work that needed to be done to this house, and the prices of the other houses in the neighborhood were so low, that the only possible good thing that could come of this is if a tornado struck it, someone bought the lot, and rebuilt. I honestly think it would cost too much to even tear it down to rebuild, the work was so extensive.

Grade: F-



Backyard: That apartment building is across GWay. The structure on the left is the garage. Notice the fence on the right.






Great architecture, original to the house. All additional items included in the sales price.







Dining area








Kitchen. Original cabinets, if you can believe it.








At least the bathroom didn't need TOO much work, there was just a weird little cabinet where some sort of vent from the basement fed up. (That's me looking at it with a perplexed expression.)







Basement of death






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