November 23, 2024
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Somerset County Jail for sale for $200,000

SKOWHEGAN – If you’re in the market for a roomy brick-and-stone Victorian, complete with a security system and razor-wire fencing, then Somerset County officials may have a deal for you.

The Somerset County Jail in downtown Skowhegan is for sale. It has a price tag of $200,000.

The 14,000-square-foot lockup, which was built in 1897, is scheduled to shut down later this year when a new 200-bed county jail opens in Madison.

Somerset County Commissioner Philip Roy said the aim is to get the property back on the tax rolls.

He said some ideas include turning the property into a restaurant, an art gallery, a gift shop or even a bus station.


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