I Found a 1914 Jail For Sale on Zillow — The Prisoners’ Names Are Still on the Walls
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Every house in this video is for sale on Zillow right now, and every one of them used to be something else. A seminary dormitory emptied by the Civil War, now $39,500 with a three-hole outhouse. A former funeral home with a room the listing calls "the vault." An 1879 family home whose third floor was a judge's chambers and jail. A former long-term care facility with 65 bedrooms and 75 bathrooms. An orphanage built for the children of Civil War soldiers. An 1890 orphanage by Texas architect James Riely Gordon. And a 1914 county jail where the prisoners' names are still carved into the walls, and the cells are now bedrooms.
Part 2 of our Halloween 2026 series: real Zillow listings, real prices, and the dark history behind homes that were never meant to be homes. If you had to spend one night in one of them, which would you pick? Tell me in the comments.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:48 Listing 1: Civil War seminary dormitory, Rainsburg, PA ($39,500)
2:51 Listing 2: Former funeral home with "the vault," Schenevus, NY ($299,000)
4:44 Listing 3: Judge's chambers & jail on the 3rd floor, Lake Charles, LA ($289,000)
6:53 Listing 4: 65-bedroom former care facility, Newellton, LA ($292,000)
8:31 Listing 5: Military & Naval Orphanage, Bath, ME ($1,295,000)
10:40 Listing 6: 1890 orphanage, San Antonio, TX ($625,000)
12:54 Listing 7: 1914 jail with prisoners' names on the walls, Ozark, AR ($575,000)
15:21 Which one would you pick?
Watch Part 1: Zillow's Scariest Homes For Sale Right Now — Halloween 2026
New Zillow finds every week: haunted houses for sale, creepy real estate, abandoned mansions, former jails, orphanages and funeral homes, and the strangest listings on Zillow. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
Prices, view counts and days on market are taken from each Zillow listing on October 8, 2026, and may have changed since. Historical details come from the listings and public records (National Register of Historic Places, Maine state records, Bedford County history). Listing photos belong to their respective agents and photographers and are shown for commentary and review. This channel is not affiliated with Zillow.
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I Found a 1914 Jail For Sale on Zillow — The Prisoners’ Names Are Still on the Walls
MansionMode
1,132 views
Every house in this video is for sale on Zillow right now, and every one of them used to be something else. A seminary dormitory emptied by the Civil War, now $39,500 with a three-hole outhouse. A former funeral home with a room the listing calls "the vault." An 1879 family home whose third floor was a judge's chambers and jail. A former long-term care facility with 65 bedrooms and 75 bathrooms. An orphanage built for the children of Civil War soldiers. An 1890 orphanage by Texas architect James Riely Gordon. And a 1914 county jail where the prisoners' names are still carved into the walls, and the cells are now bedrooms.
Part 2 of our Halloween 2026 series: real Zillow listings, real prices, and the dark history behind homes that were never meant to be homes. If you had to spend one night in one of them, which would you pick? Tell me in the comments.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:48 Listing 1: Civil War seminary dormitory, Rainsburg, PA ($39,500)
2:51 Listing 2: Former funeral home with "the vault," Schenevus, NY ($299,000)
4:44 Listing 3: Judge's chambers & jail on the 3rd floor, Lake Charles, LA ($289,000)
6:53 Listing 4: 65-bedroom former care facility, Newellton, LA ($292,000)
8:31 Listing 5: Military & Naval Orphanage, Bath, ME ($1,295,000)
10:40 Listing 6: 1890 orphanage, San Antonio, TX ($625,000)
12:54 Listing 7: 1914 jail with prisoners' names on the walls, Ozark, AR ($575,000)
15:21 Which one would you pick?
Watch Part 1: Zillow's Scariest Homes For Sale Right Now — Halloween 2026
New Zillow finds every week: haunted houses for sale, creepy real estate, abandoned mansions, former jails, orphanages and funeral homes, and the strangest listings on Zillow. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
Prices, view counts and days on market are taken from each Zillow listing on October 8, 2026, and may have changed since. Historical details come from the listings and public records (National Register of Historic Places, Maine state records, Bedford County history). Listing photos belong to their respective agents and photographers and are shown for commentary and review. This channel is not affiliated with Zillow.
#zillow #hauntedhouse #halloween2026 #zillowgonewild #creepyhouses #abandoned #realestate