There's a photo of a sitting room or sunroom on a top floor gable end that's very nice, not so embellished.
All in all, it seems sort of cheap, even in this economy. That's a landmark property, loaded with history, apparently well maintained and practically irreplaceable.
The Cone mansion not that far away from me, in Greensboro, NC sold for almost that much, and it's half the size, an early twenties Norman Revival.
Maybe the location isn't great or something?
Probably the location, and not much land. In this market I’d be surprised if they got anywhere near the asking price.
100+ year old homes have their problems...and if you don’t fix them properly, they have their pesky preservationist defenders too!
*sigh* Having been there, I totally understand the desire to preserve architectural treasure, but in retrospect...you could restore a lot of human beings with the amount of time and money.