A historic mansion for sale in Dignowity Hill offers a chance to own a piece of San Antonio industrial history - provided the buyer is willing to give the property a little TLC.

Being sold as-is for $384,000, the 1927-built property has seen better days, to be sure, but the historic landmark tells an incredible story tantamount to the American dream.

The fixer-upper was once the grand mansion of San Antonio businessman and civic leader Richard Friedrich, son of a refrigeration tycoon and steward of the legacy family business, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co. Sign up Richard's father Wenzel "Ed" Friedrich was a Bohemian cabinet maker who migrated to the U.S. and eventually landed in San Antonio.