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The Harvey Campbell House
206 North 19th Street
Asking Price: Negotiable

This beautiful old brick home was built by Harvey Campbell in 1883. It is a two and a half story townhouse with strong Italianate influences. The hipped roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The windows have segmental arched incised lintels. The façade is embellished with a full width wrap-around porch supported by columns with Doric capitols. This house appears to be solid structurally; it has 12’ oak floor joists with original oak flooring throughout most of the home. Most of the original oak woodwork is still in the property as well. The house has 12’ ceilings and there is a small one room ‘mother-in-law’ apartment at the back of the residence.

The Harvey Campbell House is a contributing structure in the Harris Addition National Historic District. Anyone wanting to restore this structure would be eligible for the Missouri State Tax Credit program that reimburses up to 25% of the restoration/rehabilitation cost. If this property were to be used as a rental the owner would be eligible for the Federal Tax Credit program that reimburses up to 20% of the restoration/rehabilitation cost. The Harris Addition National Historic District has numerous old homes that have been or are being restored. The ripple-effect of investment in restoration in this area will most likely continue as interest in revitalizing these beautiful old homes becomes more and more popular.

This structure could be a wonderful restoration project. If you are interested in purchasing this structure, or have any questions regarding its condition please contact the owners James & Lois Ulmer at (816) 390-3935. Ms. Ulmer has confirmed that the property does have a $12,000.00 lien against it that she is presently trying to get released.

The Harvey Campbell House at 206 North 19th Street will require an extensive restoration. According to City records the following items require attention:

1. Sections of the roof, soffits, facia and guttering need to be repaired or replaced, and
2. Exterior siding has deteriorated and needs repair and painting, and
3. Masonry needs re-pointing and repair, and
4. Porches need restored/rebuilt, and
5. Rear and basement stairs are missing and need rebuilt, and
6. The segmental arched incised lintels need repaired, and
7. Structure needs to be repainted.

The Harvey Campbell House at 206 North 19th Street meets Sec.7-351 Dangerous Building criteria and is currently listed as a dangerous building by the City of St. Joseph. Anyone interested in purchasing this structure would be required to meet with the City’s Property Maintenance Staff to establish a repair schedule. The perspective owner must obtain an affidavit confirming they are aware of the structures dangerous building status from the current owner and sign and notarize the document in order to comply with the 2000 IPMC - Sec. 107.5 Transfer of Ownership.