The Robert Ware House dates to the 1700’s and can be yours for one dollar. No kidding.
You can buy the above home in Norfolk, Massachusetts for 1 dollar. What’s the catch? You have to move it. These historic homes are scheduled for demolitian. In order to save these old beauties, and save the owners the demolitian costs, the homes are sold for a buck. The homes are in good condition. There are currently three for sale, including the beauty above. Depending on the distance and size of the house, they can be moved for as little as $10-25,000. These sturdy houses can survive the move. The only exception: brick houses, which don’t travel well.
Bill Domineau, chairman of Norfolk’s historic commission explains the dollar giveaway:
In Norfolk, we have what’s called a ‘demolition delay’ bylaw. If a home is determined to have some historic value, we can require the owners to hold off on destroying it for at least six months. During that period, town and historic commission officials try to interest someone in moving the home to a new lot or, at the very least, dismantling historic details — from crown moldings to pine floor boards — for sale or use in other homes.
Who ya gonna call to move a house? Structural moving companies such as Northwest Structual Moving.
Source: AOL Finance.
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A brilliantly conceived bylaw by the Norfolk Historic Commission. It lays a nice balance between historic preservation and the need for new development. If only all town goverments could implement such effective laws that carry so little negative impact.
We agree. It’s a win-win situation.
With all of the development in Downtown Long Beach, many historic homes were sold for $1.00 here also, however our moving costs are much greater and the issues are quite complicated. The trees and electric lines on most of the streets are an issue, the tractor trailers required to make the move plus the height of the home, even cut in half is too high to go through most of the streets. An interesting dilemma.
Could you please send me as much information about the one dollar homes for sale in MA.
Here’s the link to the site which explains how it works. There is also a phone number there I believe. Good luck Kanita. Let us know how you made out. We’ll post your story.
http://www.virtualnorfolk.org/public_documents/norfolkma_historical/$1
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