Just when you thought that you can never own a mansion, here comes a grand home on the market priced at below $30,000.
You can become the man or woman of the 20-bedroom, 7-bath mansion located in Manchester,NH which is being sold at $29,900. In fact the appraised value of the property is around $600,000. But the church is making sure it can sell the property as soon as possible.
However, just when you thought you would be able to take it all. Here comes the terms attached to the mansion. For one to be able to buy it, he has to have it moved from its present location, a task that could cost $200,000 to $300,000 if done locally.
The 9,505-square-foot mansion was built in the late 19th century by a local mill owner and later donated to the Catholic Diocese of Manchester. It is known as the George B. Chandler Home for the locals. The owner and the builder ran the Amoskeag Mill in the late 1800s. Moreover, it subsequently was used as the local Catholic bishop's residence and a convent.
The Queen Anne-style mansion that has more or less 30 rooms still features original ornate wood molding and carvings throughout, as well as stained-glass windows and a massive main staircase, all classic touches that harken back to the Gilded Age.
The home also includes a chapel in one of the front rooms which is a remnant of the home's devotional days.
The church, which is the owner of the mansion, wants to sell the mansion as fast as it can in order to turn the lot into a parking lot for parishioners.
The person who is likely to buy and move the historic mansion will be dubbed as a saint in the eyes of local preservationists and history lovers.
Do you think the mansion will be sold soon?
