17-02-2025
Historic Hamilton firehouse featured on Zillow Gone Wild: 'These bones are a steal!!'
An old firehouse in the city of Hamilton, Ohio, about 40 minutes north of Cincinnati, was recently featured by Zillow Gone Wild, which showcases America's "wackiest and wildest'' homes that often need extensive renovations.
The historic Hose House No. 5 on North Ninth Street "definitely needs a little love,'' said listing agent Arthur Greenlee IV of Exp Realty in West Chester. But the property, which was listed for $100,000, already has a pending offer for a little over asking price, Greenlee said.
"I knew the right person with the right eye would be willing to put in the work to restore it,'' he said.
Built in 1900, the firehouse served until 1959 and stood vacant for decades before it was purchased by a series of potential rehabbers, Greenlee said.
It last sold for $66,000 in 2017 to a private buyer who took steps to renovate the building before deciding "to go in a different direction,'' Greenlee said.
Listing photos show the interior of the more than 3,000-square-foot property has been largely gutted, but the exterior remains intact.
Zillow Gone Wild posted the listing photos on its popular Instagram account with more than two million followers, in addition to Facebook and its online newsletter.
Social media reactions to the listing varied from dazzled to dumbfounded:
"I'd make it into a Ghostbusters house!,'' read one Facebook comment.
Others were more impressed: "I have never seen anything with more potential!! Oh to have the money to sink into this… if I did I'd buy this in a heartbeat!!!,'' read another comment on Facebook
It didn't take long for prospective buyers to show interest.
"We listed it Thursday and got two offers the same day and went under contract Friday,'' Greenlee said. "Zillow also called Thursday and said they wanted to feature it on Zillow Gone Wild, but they didn't put it up until Sunday.''
Greenlee said the old firehouse is zoned for residential and commercial use, but the new buyer intends to renovate the building as a private residence.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Old Hamilton firehouse hits the market and Zillow Gone Wild
