Business/Office for Sale in Canton, Minnesota, USA. Price: $19,999

Description:
For Sale:
101 North Ash Street, Canton, Minnesota 55922
Zoned: Commercial/Residential

For sale is a 22x40 main building circa 1884 with a 24x20 addition circa 1970, and a 16x9 garden shed on 3 buildable downtown-sized half lots - 25x60 each - which together total a 75x60 lot.

This building has historical significance and may qualify for the National Historic Registry, if the owner wishes.

Canton, Minnesota, is located in the beautiful Southeastern Minnesota Driftless Area, the only part of this region that was not scoured flat by glaciers during the Ice Age. The resulting bluffs and caves make for the interesting karst topography. The region is home to a beautiful network of bike trails, rivers, trout streams, bluffs, forests, farmlands, hunting, fishing, and tourist attractions, including the famous Niagara and Mystery Caves, as well as Amish goods and services, and the Commonweal Theater in the nearby famous scenic tourist town of Lanesboro, MN. Canton, population 343, has 2 playgrounds, a ball field, a volunteer fire department, city offices, a restaurant/pub, a bar, laundromat/car wash, rentable dance hall, car repair shops, small engine repair shop, bank, liquor store, and several other small businesses. Canton is 1 hour from both Rochester MN and Lacrosse WI, and is 20 miles from Decorah IA (pop. 8271), which has a food co-op, many shops and services (including Walmart Supercenter), 2 hospitals, and Luther College. Canton is also 20 miles from the Cresco Fitness Center in Cresco IA. It is five easy miles (no stoplight or stop signs) to Harmony MN for Harmony Foods grocery store, gas, golf course, Kwik Trip, hardware store, the charming Jem movie theatre, restaurants, pharmacy, clinic, ambulance service, assisted living apts and many other shops and services, as well as access to the extensive bike trail system.

The building's long history includes: feed store, general store, blacksmith's shop, tack shop, saloon, billiard hall, 3 apartment units, recording studio, and is currently set up as a loft style dwelling with a sound-proofed room. There is natural gas heat, electric, city sewer, and Canton's delicious water, all currently hooked up.

Building includes:
• an antique electric power wheel originally used to power leather-work machines, an antique cupboard, and a heavy-duty workbench in the walkout basement/garage.
• 2 bathrooms:
basement bathroom needs complete restoration.
upstairs bathroom needs upgrading and completion.
• 18 inch thick limestone foundation.
• grandfathered driveway access to tuck-under walkout garage/basement.
• heavily insulated R-21 walls and R-30 attic.
• all new wiring in upper level; wired for sconces, overheads, porch lights; 4-way electrical outlets every 8 ft around perimeter; wired for extra heavy use, with each 4-way outlet set up for its own 20 amp breaker; inspection approved for 200 Amp upgrade; new breaker box included.
• includes portfolio of the building's original wallpaper swatches spanning over a century.
• includes wiring diagram.
• includes design sketches for converting to the Canton Beer Garden Restaurant and Nightclub with greenhouse diner, and living quarters.

The building is livable - we lived in it as is for 10 years - but is unfinished and would benefit from upgrades, some repairs and could use new windows, doors, siding, roof, front porch, and tuck pointing for the limestone foundation.

The interior of the main level needs the drywall finished.
The clear span construction offers ultimate flexibility for the design of your choice. The 24x20 addition is currently usable for cold storage only, but is an easy finish.

Canton is served by a co-operative phone company and electric company which pay excellent dividends. There is also access to fiber-optic cable TV and internet service through Mediacom.

Easy completion - all the hard work's done.
Property has clear title: no leans, no loans, and owner will provide warranty deed.

May be viewed by same day appointment by calling (507) 493-5219 or sending an email to prosperplayhouse@mabeltel.coop.
Price: $19,999