Anybody wanna buy a mansion?

[Brigid]

http://www.wthr.com/story/27963315/click-to-explore-meridian-streets-historic-glossbrenner-mansion

This one is for sale for the rock-bottom price of just $500K. Check out the photos -- they don't build 'em like this anymore.

[Frosty1]

1. Link?

[Brigid]

2. Got it. It just didn't work when I tried to copy it.

http://www.wthr.com/story/27963315/click-to-explore-meridian-streets-historic-glossbrenner-mansion

Cool, huh?

[blogslut]

3. Oh my.

It's lovely! And seriously, compared to all the crappy mcmansions out there, $500.000 is a steal.

I hope it sells to responsible and good-hearted owners.

[femmocrat]

4. It looks like it's in good condition, too.

Lovely old building.

[orleans]

5. what a beautiful building

and the price is fantastic

the heating bills would suck
and so would the electric (the house looks pretty dark inside, inspite of all the windows)

even if i could afford such a place i would have second thoughts because he used to practice medicine there--and i wouldn't want to live in an environment where there once was so much pain/suffering/heartache (i'm assuming)

[mnhtnbb]

6. We lived in a similar, smaller version of a comparable house in Lincoln, NE

for 6 years. Unfortunately, the original owner's grandchildren stripped the stained glass windows
and some of the decorative woodwork out of it--along with all the original light fixtures--before
they sold it to the people who owned it before we did. Really a shame.

And omg, the heating bills! One winter month before we moved we had a gas bill that was $900+!!!
None of the windows were thermal insulated and the wind blew all the time (after all, it was the Plains).
My husband loved the house and I was very happy to sell it and leave Nebraska.

Oh, and the original guy who built the house was an MD.

[progressoid]

8. Yep.

My in-laws owned a similar sized home in Iowa. Built in 1906.

Great house, but the maintenance and utilities!!!

[Brigid]

9. Yep. Lots of upkeep on a place like this.

A lot of old churches have the same problem -- beautiful old buildings that were built by wealthy congregations, and today's congregations have trouble maintaining them.

[progressoid]

7. I noticed no pictures of the bathrooms or kitchen.

Add another 200K to get fix them.

Gorgeous house though.

[Brigid]

10. They seemed to be more interested in getting photos of all that lovely detail and woodwork.

The kind you just don't see anymore.I hope the kitchen and bathrooms are modernized.