‘Save This Old House’ Update 2018

What has happened to some of your favorite 'Save This Old House' homes from 2018? Read on to find out

by Matt Grahn

West Virginia Italianate with Porticos

Status: Under Contract This Civil War-era house, located on a street corner in Martinsburg West Virginia, will be soon given a new owner. A buyer expressed interest in the house shortly after we posted it on thisoldhouse.com, but Stephanie Schupe, Marketing Manager for the Danbridge Reality Group, said that it has taken a while to finalize the sale. Due to delays with required paperwork, ownership is not yet final but Schupe assumes the would-be owners will close the deal and work to preserve the 152-year-old building. See the original Save TOH feature for this house | Courtesy of Liz McDonald

South Carolinia Georgian with Acreage

Status: Under Contract A Georgian-style building in the antebellum south, The Coker House will stand to see more history made. Michael Bedenbaugh, Executive Director at Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, said that the house will soon be bought by a person who plans to restore the building over the next two years, and make it his home. A feature that drew the buyer is that the house wasn’t “corrupted” by a bad restoration, as Bedenbaugh said. “When people come in and modernize it badly, they destroy that essence that would attract otherwise interested buyers,” he said. See the original Save TOH feature for this house

Kentucky Italianate for $9,990

Status: Still Available Since publishing the article, this historic farmhouse is still for sale. Eric Whisman, of the Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation, said that he has had some interested parties since the article was published on the This Old House website, but nobody has purchased the building. Whisman acknowledges the fact that the buyer would need to move the house has made selling it difficult. He feels that the public’s desire for “country club living” in his area has drawbacks, as this home is only one of a handful of older homes in the area. “It’s important that we try to preserve what came before and represents the history of these areas,” Whisman said. If you are interested in the home, the house will be available until sometime in the spring. See the original Save TOH feature for this house (including realtor contact information) | Photo by Eric Whisman, Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation

Ohio Queen Anne with Original Built-Ins

Courtesy of Sara Wissel