A free house, but you have to move it

Fullerton Sears house model on the left; Jesse Baltimore House on the right. Image courtesy of Peter Sefton.

From email:

DC Parks and Recreation Solicits Public Bids for Sherrier Place House

From October 3 through October 29 the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will solicit bids to identify and select the most qualified owner for the Jesse Baltimore House, commonly referred to as Sherrier Place House located at 5136 Sherrier Place, NW in Palisades Park, Washington, DC.

“We have been moving forward to move or raze the house from the property,” said DPR Acting Director Clark Ray.

The property is located next to Palisades Recreation Center . The District will give away the Sherrier Place House in its “as is” condition to the successful owner in exchange for the owner’s physical removal of the structure.

Those wishing to submit a bid may do so by visiting the Office of Contract and Procurement and completing a request for proposal by 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2007.

Built in 1925 by Jesse Baltimore, the Sherrier Place House is a Craftsman-style, two-story Sears, Roebuck & Company “ Fullerton ” model house.

For more information on the history of the house, click here.

For more information on Sears Catalog houses, click here.

For more information on moving houses, see this book, Moving a House with Preservation in Mind published by Altamira Press.