The @cheapoldhouses Instagram feed has become something of the go-to for a new generation of real estate scrollers—some 1.9 million of them—who browse listings in their spare time (a phenomenon the New York Times calls Zillow surfing). Cheap Old Houses’ listings tend toward diamond-in-the-rough dwellings, tumble-downs with good bones, historic gems and peculiars hidden behind disuse, disrepair, and way-below-market price tags.
This week one listing in particular caught my eye as it made the rounds on my feed: a 1793 house in Limerick, Maine, filled with lush, verdant, hand-painted murals in the traditional style of New England folk artist Rufus Porter.
Take a look.
Photography via Keller Williams.
![the circa \1793 house is located in the maine town of limerick and was original 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-1-keller-williams-733x525.jpg)
![later, the general\2\17;s son, moses (who \2\20;went on to hold e 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-2-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![a grand room with pastoral murals and painted wide plank floors. \2\20;t 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-3-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![the murals bear a resemblance to the work of folk artist (and the founding publ 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-4-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![porter\2\17;s nephew, jonathan d. poor, eventually joined him in his mur 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-8-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![the house also features original details, like doors and hardware. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-7-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![a look into a bedroom with one of nine fireplaces. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-12-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
![and a smaller painting between two windows. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-6-keller-williams-full-733x488.jpg)
![the third floor is a grand arched ceiling ballroom. more muted landscapes & 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/limerick-house-9-keller-williams-733x488.jpg)
The house features a barn as well, with original timbers. And the listing price? $450,000, notably low in Maine’s notoriously wild and fast-paced real estate scene. We only hope the house is rescued by someone who will preserve it—and its murals.
For much more, take a look at the listing via Keller Williams.
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