The school premises were in a bad state of repair.

It was always in some state of construction or repair.

By the 19th century the church was in a poor state of repair.

By 1989 the house was in a poor state of repair.

Today the station building still stands but is in a poor state of repair.

It is closed to the public but in a good state of repair.

Instead the line was allowed to fall into a poor state of repair and reliability.

It was vacant for many years and in a very poor state of repair.

By 1985 the church was in such a bad state of repair that it had to be closed.

Evidently it had been in a bad state of repair for some time.