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[Pearlee]

http://people.com/royals/prince-albert-buys-mom-princess-graces-childhood-home-in-philadelphia/

I love this story. Albert has memories of being there as a child and wants his own children to have memories there too.  There are photos of the exterior and interior of the home, for those of you willing to open links.   Grace Kelly's father had the home built, and it has had only one other owner after that.  It looks really lovely - I wouldn't mind living there myself.   Selling price was $775,000. 

[cherry]

It's really beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[SharkE]

probably run tours

[JBKO]

Cool! I remember seeing pictures of Princess Grace and her children vacationing in NJ and finding that odd because they can go anywhere in the world. I soon realized that that was where she grew up summering so of course she wanted to continue the tradition with her children.

[ms traditional]

when i was young (ahem!) following the Grace Kelly story was so fun.  she was a lovely movie star -  then she married a prince.  the stuff fairy tales are made of.   i made a scrapbook of all my clippings about her.  those were more innocent days -  gratefully. 

[Kachina624]

Looks like a very livable family home.

[Noel7]

It's beautiful, and what a bargain!

[Desertdi]

My childhood home.......a humble bungalow in Chicago..........is worth about 4 times what my present home is...............

[ValuSkr]

It's a bit of a fixer-upper, hence the low price.  The previous owner was cited three years ago for animal cruelty.  SPCA found "a dead cat, 14 live cats, and a dog. The house was littered with cat feces and infested with fleas..."

Here's the article:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140411_No-contest_plea_to_animal_cruelty_in_former_Kelly_home.ht...

I think it's great Prince Albert will restore the property.

[Puzzle Piece]

The house looks tired and worn.  He will probably spruce it up and clean it up.