To refinish hardwood floors or not to refinish hardwood floors

[Lee Smith]

1900's house.. Hardwood floors throughout.. Problem is when they installed ductwork for furnace they cut up the floors. They also cut a section in the entry.. Should we refinish the hardwoods as is?
Trying to patch and splice to make it look original could cost a ton of money, and this house has a fixed up value of 150k.. I am leaning towards just refinishing as is and calling it character that tells a story of growing pains for a house... I might even advertise it as such! haha

Your thoughts?

Entryway: Not sure why these boards were cut and replaced, but they were at some point... 

Ductwork was run and so floors were cut to accomodate...

As I say, for the price point, I am thinking we refinish as is, and call it character, but would be interested to hear everyone's thoughts! 


@Matthew Schroeder