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My dad bought this old bank building 40 or so years ago. It was kind of a neat old building that he used to store stuff in. And if there were tornado warnings he and my mom were known to sit it out in the vault.
but unfortunately dad is now in a nursing home and I am trying to sell some things that he no longer has a need for.
We haven’t closed yet, but my understanding is the buyer wants to turn it into a home. Obviously they must be watching to much Home and Garden TV.
And we have back up buyers, but it is cheap , this area is not the 85006.
http://www.bollingerservices.com/listingsDetail.php?6379
Good luck DMC, by the way, I was in Bertrand yesterday.
Good luck DMC, by the way, I was in Bertrand yesterday.
it is quite the metropolis these days. I still have a couple of relatives that still live there. They have been there since the 60’s.
When my sister closes on the bank, dad will no longer have any property there. He is now in Cape Girardeu.
I was in Sikeston over the weekend and drove through on my way to Charleston, I always use the back roads for old times sake.
After inspecting the map, I see I came within a block of the building. If you'd posted this earlier I'd have stopped by for a look.
iris lilies
8-20-18, 3:14pm
That is a handsome building indeed. On a corner, I suppose. The bankd building usually were on a corner to provide them prominence and stature.
That is a beauty! And I think it will make a lovely house, I can see the front as paned window--lots and lots of lot. The brick is very elegant.
I was in Sikeston over the weekend and drove through on my way to Charleston, I always use the back roads for old times sake.
After inspecting the map, I see I came within a block of the building. If you'd posted this earlier I'd have stopped by for a look.
The bank was originally on the main drag, there was another bank across the street. All that remains of that one is the vault. There was also a large mercantile building a few lots down from the bank. My father also owned that one. It was very nice, 10,000 sq ft on the first floor with the second floor open in the middle so you could look down and also for the skylights to shine down. Dad used it in his construction company. It had a loading dock and he would purchase materials and store them there. I wish I would have removed some of the railing and molding from the mercantile building. It was very nice. Dad sold it to a company that held auctions there years ago. They let the roof go and it fell into disrepair. Dad held the note so he ended up owning it again, but sold the brick and trim for salvage. We sold the lot last year.
There was also a Cotten gin and railroad line, also long gone now.
That is a beauty! And I think it will make a lovely house, I can see the front as paned window--lots and lots of lot. The brick is very elegant.
The windows are boarded over. They are still behind the plywood and are across the front and down the one side. There is still the original mosaic tile on much of the floor also. Not real sure on the condition though.
Dad bought the building from a guy who said he wanted to sell it at the coffee shop. The guy inherited it and his relative had actually lived in it for years. It was full of junk, we hauled quite a few dump truck loads to the dump. Dad thought it would be handy since he already owned the large building nearby.
That is a handsome building indeed. On a corner, I suppose. The bankd building usually were on a corner to provide them prominence and stature.
yep corner lot.
It still had some stuff in it, tools and various things. I told my uncle who had the key to tell anyone who wanted the stuff to go get it. My sister and I had no use for it or it wasn’t worth it to us to move it. Don’t anyone tell my dad, he still thinks the stuff he put in there 40 years ago is still valuable.
One less thing to pay taxes on and have mowed.
There was also a Cotten gin and railroad line, also long gone now.
There were quite a few cotton gin's in the area 30 or 40 years ago, although I don't think there are any now. The railroad line you mentioned crossed over the street where my Mom now lives. They tore up the tracks about 10 years ago.
I did put the fridge in a storage building along with a few things. Hopefully I can find a home for some of it.
There were quite a few cotton gin's in the area 30 or 40 years ago, although I don't think there are any now. The railroad line you mentioned crossed over the street where my Mom now lives. They tore up the tracks about 10 years ago.
where does your mom live? I actually owned some property along the tracks back in the early 80’s along with my dad. We knew they were going to pull up the tracks and according to the original easements the land was suppose to revert back to the original landowners.
But before that happened the electric company put up poles and ran power lines where the tracks were before they did that. We ended up getting a settlement from the power company as we refused to sign over a easement or let them cut trees. There was no dought they would end up with a easement, I just thought it was dirty the way they went about it.
where does your mom live? About 7 miles west of Bertrand, just inside the city limits of Sikeston.
There may be a buyer out there for it - there was an article in the local rag yesterday about a family who bought an old high school in a small town about 15 miles away. They plan on living in one wing and their daughter and her family in the other. They are athletic and sports-minded, so they'll keep the gym as is.
ToomuchStuff
8-21-18, 6:37pm
There may be a buyer out there for it - there was an article in the local rag yesterday about a family who bought an old high school in a small town about 15 miles away. They plan on living in one wing and their daughter and her family in the other. They are athletic and sports-minded, so they'll keep the gym as is.
I find that interesting. The only person I knew with a gym anywhere close to the size of a school one, is a pro athlete, who spent an extra million so the roof of it, didn't go over the house roof. Heating/cooling/etc. was not a consideration for him, the same it would be for a normal family (love to see those costs).
In Denver 30 years ago the school district was decommissioning a lot of schools as the baby boomers grew up and there were a lot less students. At the time it was common for one's elementary school that had been built before the WWII to get turned into condos. My prewar elementary school got replaced by a new building in the mid-70's so I will never have the opportunity to live in it (unless the same process happens again in a decade or two and I can live in the mid-70's replacement...) but all the news stories/articles I read about them at the time made them sound pretty awesome.
Teacher Terry
8-22-18, 12:03am
It is amazing how cheap it is. Hope that the buyer turns it into something nice. I love old buildings.
happystuff
8-22-18, 8:00am
That is a beautiful old building! I think it will make a nice home! Congrats for the sale and also to the buyers.
It is amazing how cheap it is. Hope that the buyer turns it into something nice. I love old buildings.
It does need a new roof, but not much demand for the old building. And we want it sold quick.
Teacher Terry
8-22-18, 12:08pm
Sounds like a rural area so can see why demand is low.
I stopped by about a month ago and talked with the new owner. She seemed very excited about fixing up the old building and living in it. She has lots of plans. She wants to turn the vault into a bathroom. It has a barrel ceiling so it should look interesting. Also she thinks the mosaic tile floor still looks good under all the dirt and dust.
We sold the building for $11,000. She should be able to fix it up and not have to much money in it when she is done.
Wow, that's so cool! Very cool way to repurpose the building! So much potential to make it an amazing living space!
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