This 19th-century mansion with 17 rooms is being offered to anyone for free
How much does a house that is spread across 5,000 square feet, having 17 rooms and eight fireplaces, cost in the US? Undoubtedly in the hundreds of millions. But, the Hood Mansion, an abandoned building on a large property near the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick this 19th-century mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is being given away for free!
History of Hood Mansion?
The brownstone mansion was built in 1834 as a summer home for the family of a prosperous Irish immigrant. It belonged to John McClellan Hood, who came to the United States in 1799 and built his reputation with Hamilton and Hood, a wholesale grocer and wine merchant based in Philadelphia.
Also read:?Fully Decorated For The Holidays, This Canadian Mansion Is Offering Candlelight Tours
Free, but not free
Excited about owning the mansion for free? There is a catch! While the building is being offered for free, it comes with a huge price tag.??
The 113-acre property near Route 422 is slated to be redeveloped into a series of warehouses, with a retaining pond planned where the mansion stands. Anyone who wants to save the graffitied home can have it for "free," but the catch is that it has to be uprooted and relocated.
Upto $1 million for moving
"We've gotten some quotes coming in from around $700,000 to $1 million (to move it)," said Tyler Schumacher, president of the Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society. "Renovations would probably come in around $400,000. It's not in as bad shape as it looks. There's a lot of vandalism, but structurally, the building is very sound."
Also read:?Airbnb Brings Iconic House From Disney Pixar¡¯s 'Up' And X-Men '97's 'X-Mansion' To Life
Wants to be preserved as a memorial?
Schumacher said the current property owner has allowed the Society onto the property to preserve Washington Hood's memorial obelisk on the grounds, as well as other artifacts from the house, but the Society would like to preserve the entire house.
It has made the offer on social media, which has attracted some interest, said Schumacher. The house "is being offered for FREE to anyone who can move her to a new location. Otherwise, she will be reduced to a pile of rubble by the developer," the Society posted on its Facebook page. To garner interest, it also continues to post historic photos of the property, which has been badly vandalized in the interior.
For more news and current affairs?from around the world, please visit?Indiatimes News.
