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Sometimes the dream of home comes with stained glass windows and a bell tower. For Lauren Gunderman, that dream took the shape of a 153-year-old church in Waterville, NY—complete with one steeple, a massive pipe organ, and the kind of history you can feel in your bones.
They were losing hope of finding an Adirondack cabin that hadn’t been stripped of its charm—until a 1930s gem popped up on @cheapoldhouses. What happened next? A $123K dream come true, complete with clawfoot tubs, pine path strolls, and one very happy toddler.
Lovingly designed in the 1950s by architect Bob Batt and his wife Maryellen, this mid-century modern home found new life with owners who cherish its spirit and honor its past with every thoughtful detail.
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She told her husband the Cheap Old Houses listings were dangerous… and days later, they bought a $90K stone house in Greece—sight unseen. Now it’s their dream escape. See how one Cheap Old House Abroad listing changed everything.
A UK couple falls for a $74K Italianate in Illinois—and buys it as a birthday surprise. Now they’re restoring it from across the pond, one dreamy detail at a time.
For 20 years, Lana Justice circled the crumbling 1850 Colonial Revival on the hill, dreaming of stepping inside and saving it from collapse. When the chance finally came, she and her husband Bruce took on the challenge—proving that forgotten old houses aren’t just relics of the past, but opportunities to build something real, with history and heart.
