Maine Historic Home Lists for $1, Demolition Looms
Why Is This Maine Historic Home $1? One dollar is the stated sale price because General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is not offering the Deering House at 606 Washington St. as a conventional home sale. Instead, it is selling the structure on the condition that it must be removed from its site. The roughly 1900 home is historically significant, with ties to shipbuilder Gardiner G. Deering and Bath’s maritime past near the Kennebec River. The buyer must relocate the house by no later than Nov. 20, 2027 . Symbolic Price Reflects Industrial Pressure BIW is clearing the parcel for a new facility, so the listing functions as a symbolic transfer price rather than a standard real estate transaction. Similar redevelopment pressures have transformed former landmark properties into housing redevelopment sites elsewhere, often eclipsing longstanding local history. The house is being sold as-is, without warranties. The nominal $1 cost reflects the major relocation logistics, which outweigh any typical...