Home Of Notorious Murder Suspect For Sale

FALL RIVER, MA – Maplecroft, the Fall River mansion where Lizzie Borden lived after she was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother, is back on the market. The eight-bedroom home was bought in 2014 by Kristee Bates, a resident of Dallas, TX, who told the Herald News she planned to turn it into a bed and breakfast.

She set about restoring the house to its original late 19th century look the following year, but decided to sell it due to "city politics," according to the Herald News. Maplecroft is not the site of the brutal ax murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in 1892; Lizzie Borden moved there in 1894 and lived under the name "Lizbeth A. Borden" until her death in 1927.

The asking price for Maplecroft, located at 306 French Street, is $849,000. Check it out here.

• Address: 306 French Street, Fall River, Massachusetts
• Price: $849,900
• Square Feet: 3935
• Bedrooms: 8
• Bathrooms: 3 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1887
• Features: Announcing the Maplecroft Mansion, a significant and historically important Queen Anne Victorian located in Fall Rivers' Highlands District. This impeccably designed high style Victorian is an art piece that has been painstakingly restored to its original grandeur, with no detail overlooked. This 4000 sq. ft. home features 6 fireplaces, 8 bedrooms, and 3 ½ bathrooms. Details include tin ceilings in the kitchen, coffered ceilings in the parlor, exquisite mantelpieces, walnut wainscoting, custom millwork and inlaid parquet flooring just to name a few. Each room is decorated with accurate period pieces and include accoutrement that speaks to its Borden history. Maplecroft is being offered for sale fully furnished and has a variance to operate as a bed and breakfast. It has been a private residence since it’s restoration, unseen by the public. Serious inquiries only please.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.