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UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 04:56 PM Jan 2021

Otherwise normal house for sale hides nightmarish surprise: An entire abandoned jail

CNN)A house for sale in Vermont has everything a new homeowner could want: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a nice backyard and ... prison cells.

The 2,190-square-foot home, located in Guildhall, Vermont, used to be the Essex County Jail, according to the listing on Realtor.com, and formerly served as the jailer's residence.





https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/03/us/vermont-house-sale-essex-jail-trnd/index.html

40 pictures here

Eeeeekkk!

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Otherwise normal house for sale hides nightmarish surprise: An entire abandoned jail (Original Post) UpInArms Jan 2021 OP
holy moly if i lived there i would buy it...$149,000 is a GREAT price... samnsara Jan 2021 #1
Nine ensuite bedrooms! RainCaster Jan 2021 #2
That's for when the in-laws visit, right? cos dem Jan 2021 #3
No, it's Trump's new quarters in the jail! RKP5637 Jan 2021 #4
Sounds like a Criminal Minds location. LakeArenal Jan 2021 #5
Maybe someone who runs an dog fostering group could use it? moriah Jan 2021 #6
The house itself is rather nice, but the... 3catwoman3 Jan 2021 #7
Clean it up and turn it into a Bed and Breakfast TexasBushwhacker Jan 2021 #8

samnsara

(17,634 posts)
1. holy moly if i lived there i would buy it...$149,000 is a GREAT price...
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 05:00 PM
Jan 2021

...and after binging on Escape to the Chateau I could shovel dead flies no problem.

moriah

(8,311 posts)
6. Maybe someone who runs an dog fostering group could use it?
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 05:52 PM
Jan 2021

I mean clearly it would need work even before being used for that purpose, but access to running water throughout would help both with keeping the kennels sanitary and if there were floor drains in there that actually worked, it'd be even better (pups have accidents).

With the lot being a full acre, there'd also potentially be space to put some fenced outdoor play room for the dogs.

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