Information about our home for sale

Some FAQ regarding our home for sale.
The building is..simply great, I just can't say any more then that.. its ..fantastic, living here is.. wonderful. 

That said..here's some info a few folks have asked for. 

Utilities: 

City water, sewer, gas and trash bill which averages 100.00 monthly - we went with a small dumpster which is 32.00 per month vs the regular trash cart at 12.00
Our electric bill averages about 60. per month

Our highest heating bill (gas) was 350.00 when we had all 3 floors going, we 'live' on the 3rd floor now, so only heat that.

Heating: Gas fireplaces, Elec heaters. 1st floor is half below ground so temps have never fallen below 40 (without heat) in coldest winters

2 on demand gas hot water systems

Air: Some window units..about 30 ceiling fans and 11ft ceilings - we hardly use air.

All walls interior and exterior are 18 inches thick, brick and concrete.

All floors are concrete with steel trusses

All water lines above the 1st floor and to the street are new.

All new gas lines. All done to code.

About 80% new elec. 

Main roof is tar and ballast on top of foam - we do maintenance about every 2 years on the flat area of roof, re-applying a fibreted roof sealer.. cost averages 200.00 
Roof maintaince was just completed this past week. May 2017.

The building was built while they blasting dynamite about a 1/2 away at a rock quarry. Its solid and amazingly quiet for such a large building - no creaks !

Window glass is 1/4 + thick, broken panes we replace with equal thickness of plexiglass.

No lead paint

Asbestos report showed none except some floor tiling that was broken and need to be sealed or removed which was done.

Volunteer fire department.

The are no zoning restrictions, local codes or inspectors so we go went by state code.

Town ordnance on pets/livestock/poultry: Dogs leashed or penned ( like everywhere...theres a few who pay no attention to this), no pigs allowed within town limits ( except as pets) 7 horses per acre... kinda very laid back - basically just be responsible and considerate to your animals, neighbors and pets.

There is a Post office, City Hall and church in town.

Mail is delivered to home mailboxes or P.O boxes

Closest hospital, grocery store, hair, etc is in Fairfax, about a 18 minute drive

Ponca City has the Walmart, shopping centers, - about 20 miles west

Pioneer Woman Mercantile/Restaurant in Pawhusha is about 20 miles east - world known and pretty packed all the time.

Area is well known for it fishing Kaw Lake, hunting seasons and history.

Mostly very friendly people in town and surrounding areas that would help neighbors out without a second thought.

We have hosted several parties here,  had a small town bar/cafe,  guests, and halloween events.

Ok..about the building - we will disclose everything.  It has had its problems - when we bought it from the city they did not disclose that the basement flooded - every spring - for as long as anyone around who went to school here could remember. 

We had just finished that floor  - 4 days before we were to have our first guests, walked downstairs into 3 inches of water - over the freshly done shiny new floor ! 

It took us years to find and fix the multiple causes, unsealed cistern pipes in back of the building,  bad roof drainage and the biggie...which took another few years to stop because the city refused to believe it was caused by a broken water line running in front of the building that led to the Alumni building. Three years ago that line was finally shut down and blocked off and for the first time in 8 years we had NO water come in. 
Not a drop. 
We monitored and waited 3 more years to make sure , finally kiltzed and re-painted the walls last summer. We have not had any water in the building since that line was closed off. ..this will be the 4th summer now.
The cafeteria and gym floor do need replacement due to the past water damage, the foundation is a cement floor. We had planned on removing the old tile and refinishing/staining then sealing.
May 2017 Update on water : We had LOTS of rain - the ground was saturated and we did get some water in the basement hall this last rain we found that when we had the location of the dumpster out back moved recently, the rain pipe diverting roof water away from the building in that area had been displaced and broken,  we diverted it back and had no issues during the last of the heavy rain days.

We have done no work in the auditorium which had roof leaks ( we repaired ) Due to the roof leaks previous years the ceiling needs replacement tiles and lots of the plaster on the bricks is falling off, we are slowly removing it to leave and seal the exposed brick.

Most of the electric on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors has been replaced or has the new electric lines in place to fish and replace.

As of this writing there is only one room left on the 2nd floor which has not been re-plastered, painted .. we have taken down most of the dropped ceiling and old insulation.

There were several leaks coming from missing mortar on the north side of the building that was repointed last year. Ceiling below that area in the back entrance hall needs to be repaired now.

We have used no pesticides or chemicals on the property, so for anyone interested in organic growing its all clean.

I really can't think of anything else.  Most of the work thats left is pretty easy if you are a do it yourself person.

It would make a great home or B&B with organic gardens.. hunting/fishing lodge..winery... the possibilities are endless in that direction.

As a home..unbelievable room for all the relatives !!!

So..if your interested contact Carol Insley or Craig Thomassen on FB, or send an email - insley.art@gmail.com or call Craig at 580-716-2883