Update (4/6/15): According to Curbed, Johnsonville, Connecticut is back on the market, after selling for $1.9 million at auction last fall. The deal fell through when the bidder couldn't close the purchase, as reported by the Hartford Courant, so now the owner is listing the town for $2.4 million. While some of the potential buyers are looking to redevelop the property as a summer camp or equestrian center, others could be interested in tearing down the historic structures and turning the land into a residential development. So if you happen to have a couple extra million dollars—please save this town!
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A ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween.
Johnsonville Village, in a section of East Haddam, will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release. The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said.
The village was once a booming mill town in the 1830s and home to the Neptune Twine Company, which made binding rope for the nation's fishing industry. However, Johnsonville was eventually abandoned until a millionaire named Ray Schmitt purchased the town in the 1960s and began restoring it, but died before completion.
Rumors of ghost hauntings permeate the town, according to the release. Some apparently believe Schmitt's spirit guards the town "he dreamt of one day bringing back from the dead." Another story says one house on site is haunted by spirits of 1890s mill workers whose bodies were customarily laid out in the parlor before their burial, the release says. Take a look around the town below.
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Interested in buying the village? Bidders must register at Auction.com and provide a $10,000 deposit and proof of funds.
This article originally appeared on MySanAntonio.com.
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