Fall River’s Highlands are for Sale, Apparently

In the July 2013 copy of New England Home Life, the historic highlands of Fall River are highlighted. Not that every house in this area is for sale, but by the looks of the spread, a couple of fine old homes are indeed on the market.

Yes, there is a Lizzie Borden connection. You knew there would be. The house that Lizzie and Emma lived in after Lizzie’s acquittal 120 years ago, is once more for sale. The owner puts the house on the market every year, hoping to catch some sucker during the August Lizzie hoopla into paying much more than top dollar for the home. Last year he was asking $689,000, which is about $400,000 over market price in this area. But hey, you are buying history, right?

This year he has dropped the price to $650,000. What a deal! Oh, and the realtor is a local woman who has no website or publicity, but sells a lot of houses through her contacts in town. Maybe the owner selected her because there is very little chance of a company who is selling the house to have images of the inside to work with. The owner does not allow folks to gain access to his abode with cameras. Even realtors who are selling said house.

Oh, and the asking price—-that’s in cash only. The owner is willing to float the note. He wants to be the seller and the bank. Maybe hoping whoever buys a house beyond their means will lose it and he can get it back? Just hypothesizing.

Whomever becomes the next owner of Lizzie’s Maplecroft better be willing to spend some serious money if fixing the place up. The current owner has let the house, on the outside at least, fall into disrepair. Sad, huh?

Photo #1: Maplecroft again for sale.

Photo#2: Maplecroft in the 1940s.

Photo #3: Maplecroft in 2011.