I can’t stop thinking about what you could do with this 1920s brick church

Okay, so this 1921 Neoclassical church in Cleveland, Oklahoma is listed for only $115,000, and my brain is absolutely spinning with ideas. It is an 8,700-square-foot canvas sitting on a corner lot just a block off the main drag downtown. Let’s look at the outside first.

Out front

The brickwork is massive, and those giant columns give it a serious presence on the street.

It has concrete steps that make you feel like you are walking into some important municipal building.

There is a sign on the lawn, and you can see how the basement level sits halfway below the ground line.

The parking lot

Around the side, there is a paved lot that is basically begging to be turned into a courtyard or a massive garden.

You get a sense of how quiet the street is right here.

Inside the main chapel

When you walk through the doors, you hit the massive chapel, and the scale of this space is wild.

It still has the original pews facing the front platform where the pulpit used to be.

The plaster ceiling has this circular detail right in the center that probably sounds amazing when you speak under it.

Up in the balcony

You head upstairs to the balcony level, where more curved pews are still draped in old protective plastic.

The stairs and landings

The wooden staircases in this place are solid and have that wooden railing that you just do not see anymore.

This second staircase is a bit dusty, showing the honest age of the place.

Up on the landing, you can see where the old plaster has started to flake off, which honestly just makes it look cooler.

In this corner, a huge patch of plaster fell away to reveal the red brick structure underneath.

Stained glass details

The stained glass windows are in remarkably good shape with geometric designs.

They let in this warm light that makes even the dusty rooms feel peaceful.

You can find these leaded glass details scattered all over the building.

Weird interior windows

My absolute favorite quirk is this row of interior sash windows that open up to let light pass between the rooms.

It is such a clever way to keep the building connected and bright.

The side rooms

Off the main halls, there are several large rooms with beautiful pine floors that are just waiting to be sanded down.

This long room has a painted mural on one wall and some damaged plaster that needs attention.

In another room, the peeling plaster shows more of that raw brick, which you could easily just seal and leave exposed.

There is even this long space painted a deep lavender with wood cabinets and old pews lining the walls.

Some rooms have windows with simple wood trim that look out onto the neighborhood.

The basement levels

Downstairs, you find the old playroom with its colorful railings and half-walls.

Then you hit the massive basement hall, which is absolutely gigantic and could be a workshop, a gym, or an incredible studio.

Mechanicals

And finally, the mechanical room houses four furnaces lined up to keep this giant brick volume warm.