Tuesday, October 28, 2014

US Ghost Town For Sale: Connecticut's Johnsonville Village Being Auctioned for $800,000

Auction.com will launch the bidding process for those wanting to snap up an entire town- Johnsonville Village in Connecticut- on 28 October.

The town, which includes eight buildings on 62 acres of land, is up for grabs as it was originally purchased by aerospace tycoon Raymond Schmitt to turn it into a tourist attraction but planning permission issues and costly restoration led to abandonment.

The lot includes a general store, a stable, a chapel, an old mill, an original Italianate mansion, acovered bridge, and a tavern and is only a half-hour drive southwest of the popular Hartford .... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk