SakshiThe Prohibition
There was a complete prohibition on alcohol during the time barn was transformed into a house. Due to prohibition, the speakeasies, the secret bars were very much in trend with bootleggers making money by selling alcohol illegally. People would have their own collection of alcohol hidden at their homes. The owner who was living in the home for many years had no idea what was there beneath their home’s floor.
The Secret Cellar
Deciding to renovate the house was perhaps owner’s best decision” During the time of renovation of the house, the family found a secret door in the basement of the building. It was a surprising discovery for the family as they were living in the house for so many years without having an iota about this secret gate. The time had come to open that secret door that was harboring a secret for decades. They opened the door only to see a closet. Their eyes were on stalk when they unlocked the closet! There was a huge stock of liquor inside the cupboard. The reserve dated back to the time of its prohibition. Astonishingly, despite being so old the liquor still had alcohol inside it and was undamaged. Some of them were manufactured in 1919.
A Great Deal?
Jason and Kerri Brown were very happy when they bought their five bedrooms, two bathroom home for just $75,000. They considered themselves very lucky for getting an opportunity to buy such a big house at such a low price. After buying the house they did not delay in moving into their Greenville, South Carolina home. But before settling in it was important to renovate home. Little did they know their plan of renovating the home was going to make them pay a big price!
The Secret Corridor
Even imagination of discovering a secret room or corridor in the home makes us excited, think about those people who actually find something secretive inside their home it must be nothing less than a thrilling movie for them. Jason and Kerri Brown were checking their home to see which parts need renovation. They came across a bookcase and were inspecting that too when suddenly the bookcase turned and gave way to a secret corridor. Their excitement doubled when they saw a secret note placed inside the secret room.
You Found It!
Does it not seem like a starting of a mystery novel? A bookcase leading to a secret room hat had a secret note! You must be wondering what that secret note had, well this is what Jason and Kerry were thinking too. So, they rushed to that note second after spotting that. The note had a message waiting for the two. They opened the note and read “You found it!” The note was left by house’ the previous owner. They did not know by then what had they found but soon they were going to.
A Horrifying Discovery
If you think that buying a big home at $175,000 is not a bad deal then think again. It sometimes could be the worst deal you can make. This couple had found them in pinch only for believing in such unbelievable offer. The home just not had multiple rooms to offer but also something else that was kept secret. The note further read “Hello. If you’re reading this, then you found the secret room. I owned this house for a short while and it was discovered to have a serious mold problem. One that actually made my children very sick to the point that we had to move out.”