Nothing Says “Trick-or-Treat” Like Your Very Own Haunted Mansion
Happy Halloween to all my fellow Disney addicts!!
If you are looking for something nice to put into your favorite Mouseketeer’s trick-or-treat sack, then how about a mansion that inspired the exterior of the Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion? Click this link for the listing of the Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe, PA.
The house was built by Asa Packer, historically one of the Lehigh Valley’s most influential political figures. He founded Lehigh University, was a major tycoon in the areas mining and railroad industry, and even was considered for the Democratic nomination for president in the 1860’s. He gave this little item to his son as a wedding gift. Nice present, huh? Now you can give it to whoever you want, for the small fee of $1.75 million. (That may be more than you were willing to spend for a trick-or-treat gift.)
It’s easy to see how this building inspired the Haunted Mansion. If you have never been to Jim Thorpe, and are in the area, take a ride out there and see it for yourself. The town is terrific, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, and the Harry Packer Mansion is much more spectacular in person.
by Dave