Iowa couple turns abandoned fire station into dream family home

Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ InstagramGrowing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. “We always dreamed we’d live here one day. It went up for sale and we thought we’d come check it out,” Steven, 40, told CNBC Make It in an interview. In 2016, when the Evans first saw it was for sale, listed for $125,000, it had been abandoned for years and was covered in black mold. According to a report by CNBC, the couple had no intentions of purchasing it because they didn’t have the finances at the time. But after taking a look, Steven secretly put in an offer of $90,000 and it was accepted. He came clean the next day; he says he wanted it to be a surprise to Ashley that he bought the f