The former home of an accused witch is up for auction
The Framingham home of Sarah Clayes, a woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, is being auctioned off on Friday.
Framingham’s 300-year-old dilapidated “witch house’’ is looking for a new owner.
Sarah Clayes fled Salem for what is now Framingham in the 1690s after she and her sisters were accused of practicing witchcraft, according to the The Boston Globe. Now, the historic home where she, the only sister to survive, and her family rebuilt their lives is available for auction.
The house, appropriately located on Salem End Road, has remained vacant since 1990s. Janice Thompson, leader of The Sarah and Peter Clayes House Preservation Project, told the Globe the house needs about $1 million worth of renovations. If there are no takers at Friday’s auction, Goldman Sachs Mortgage company said it will donate the property to a preservation group, according to the Globe.
Read the full Globe story here.
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