Historic home of General William Floyd sold to Rome resident
WESTERNVILLE, N.Y. (WKTV) - A piece of history now belongs to a resident of Rome.
The home built by and lived in by General William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, went up for auction this past weekend, selling for a final price of $90,200 to a resident of Rome, according to Brzostek's Auction Service Inc., which handled the sale of the house. Brzostek's Auction Service said per their policy with clients, they do not release the names of auction winners. The house has been in the same family for 180 years, all the way back to when General William Floyd built it. The 15 room home sits on 1.7 acres, but for just $2 a ticket, the house was shown to potential buyers and curious neighbors, and that money is all being donated to the Westernville Fire Department. The house has stayed in General William Floyd's family for five generations. However, the family put it up for auction, because no one wanted it as their main residence and it's too expensive to keep. While the home is assessed at $100,000, the bidding started at just $1 on Saturday. The house was originally built in 1830 for just $2,000. |
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