Haunted (But incredibly cheap!) Mansion - Louiseville, Kentucky This creepy, haunted and VERY abandoned Mansion just sold for a whopping ... $1 .. Heres why .. Known as the Ouerbacker-Clement House, this Romanesque-style mansion was built for a prominent coffee merchant named Samuel Ouerbacker in the late 19th century in the once-fashionable Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Over the years it was eventually transformed into the offices of a tax business, before it was ironically taken over by the city in 2005 because of unpaid taxes, according to the Courier-Journal. Even the stone and concrete in front of the mansion were lovingly made and embellished with beautiful details. Its not hard to imagine people in top hats and long dresses traipsing up the stairs to go to some grand party where they might drink champagne and feast on cakes. Any building that has been a host to hundreds of people, like this one, will surely have experienced all the high-energy, emotion that life has to offer - Laughing, Romance, Arguing, Fighting.. even Death - Which (those of us who believe in such things) know will lead to HAUNTINGS .. and with the decayed, rotting walls, dilapidated furnishings and mouldy remains.. this Mansion is NOT for the feint of heart... The formerly grand building fell further into disrepair, suffering from partial structural collapse, water damage, and vandalism. In 2008, The Louisville-Jefferson County Land Bank Authority sold the property for $1 to architect Scott Kremer, who had plans to restore the building and use it for community purposes, but his plans fell through, and he eventually returned the building to the city. But earlier this year, the bank once again sold the property for $1 to Oracle Design, which wants to restore the mansion and turn it into apartments. According to the Courier-Journal, a representative for Oracle said that the Ouerbacker-Clement House is among 14 residential properties in Louisville that the firm is targeting for a historic residential rehabilitation project. You see, it may not be worth the $1. The city spent $100,000 just to stabilize the mansion. It will cost millions to make it habitable again. The Ouerbacker Mansion has the misfortune of being located in what is now Louisville’s West End, the most economically depressed area in the city. Much of this community has fallen into disrepair; this former glorious mansion is just one example. High crime rates and vandalism are all too common here, and youll find more than one decaying building that stands in danger of falling over.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:34:38 +0000
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