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Historic Maine house selling for $1 — but under one condition or it’ll face demolition

Nypost · · 545 words · By Adam Silverstein
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Historic Maine house selling for $1 — but under one condition or it’ll face demolition See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A historic home in one of Maine’s seafaring towns known as the “City of Ships” hit the housing market for just $1 — but the buyer will have to move it, or it’ll face demolition.

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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a shipbuilder, announced Wednesday that it is selling two residential buildings for $1 each, including the circa-1900 Deering House at 606 Washington St.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 120,000-pound building was split into two sections and transported to a new lot — with the overall project costing more than $500,000.”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of relocation and rental car services, and does not provide specific details about the cost or weight of the John Calvin Stevens house relocation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Relocation, also known as moving, or moving house, is the process of leaving one's dwelling and settling in another. [1] The new location can be in the same neighborhood or a much further place in a d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relocation_(personal)
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web search NEUTRAL — Save time and get free moving quotes from licensed moving companies by filling out one easy form. Use our guides and tools to help ease your relocation.
https://www.relocation.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Cars, campers & motorhomes on the world's largest relocation marketplace. Get the best deals from the world's leading rental companies; incredible savings on cars, RVs, motorhomes, and more. Trusted b…
https://www.imoova.com/
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Claim 2: “the buyer must relocate the buildings to a legally permitted site by Nov. 20, 2027.”
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Multiple sources confirm the condition that the buyer must relocate the buildings to a legally permitted site by November 20, 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Iron_Works
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bourbon Iron Works, near Owingsville in Bath County, Kentucky, date from 1791. The works was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was the first of six blast furnaces bui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_Iron_Works
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bath, Maine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Bath,_Main…
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Claim 3: “In May, a 6,200-square-foot, three-story house designed by architect John Calvin Stevens in 1899 was moved about one-third of a mile through Augusta”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results for '6200' (astronomy and tractors) and does not mention the relocation of a house in Augusta designed by John Calvin Stevens.
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web search NEUTRAL — Map showing the location of NGC 6200 NGC 6200 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator. [3] It contains one β Cephei variable. [4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6200
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 23, 2023 · John Deere 6200 Overview Engine Transmission Dimensions Photos Tests Attachments ... Series map: 6210↑ 1999-2002
https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/1/6/166-john-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2026 · Find 18 new & used JOHN DEERE 6200 Tractors for sale near you with prices ranging from $11,500 to $34,900 at TractorHouse.com
https://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/for-sale/john-deere/62…
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Claim 4: “Deering built 99 vessels during his career and operated a shipyard along the Kennebec River”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results for 'Gardiner' (consultants, building partners, and musicians) and does not mention Gardiner G. Deering's vessel count or shipyard operations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 8, 2026 · Independent project and cost management consultants for US real estate. G&T helps owners control cost, manage risk, and deliver complex projects.
https://www.gardiner.com/us
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web search NEUTRAL — Clients have trusted Gardiner to solve their building comfort, reliability, air quality, energy, safety, planning and funding challenges for more than 60 years.
https://www.whgardiner.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Can’t stop, addicted to this shindig 🕺🔥 20,000 people every night at GMC stadium have been incredible to perform for as part of Calgary Stampede. The energy is addictive and we are savouring every mom…
https://www.facebook.com/gardinerbrothers/
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Claim 5: “Bath was once known as the “City of Ships,” and ranked third in the US in wooden-hulled vessel production in 1854, behind New York City and Boston, according to the city’s government website.”
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While Wikipedia confirms Bath, Maine is a shipbuilding city, the specific claim regarding the 1854 ranking (3rd in wooden-hulled vessel production) and the reference to the city's government website was not found in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bath is a city in and county seat of Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Bath had a 2024 population of 8,870. Bath is growing at a rate of 0.29% annually, and its population has increased by 1.21…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Maine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the U.S. state of Maine is a major north–south section of the United States Numbered Highway System, serving the eastern part of the state. It parallels the Atlantic Ocean from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Maine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Bath is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2020 census. A sub-locality of West Bath is Winnegance. West Bath is part of the Portland-South Portland…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bath,_Maine
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Claim 6: “General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a shipbuilder, announced Wednesday that it is selling two residential buildings for $1 each, including the circa-1900 Deering House at 606 Washington St. in Bath, Maine.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced the sale of two residential buildings, including the Deering House at 606 Washington St. in Bath, Maine, for $1 each.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Iron_Works
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named to honor former United States Senator Dan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Daniel_Inouye
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS William Charette (DDG-130) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant. She is named in honor of Master Chief Will…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_William_Charette
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Claim 7: “The house is currently being used as office space, with tenants under lease through November 2027”
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Multiple sources confirm the house is currently used as office space with leases running through November 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deering Estate (previously known as Deering Estate at Cutler) is the former Florida home of Charles Deering until 1927 when he died at the estate. The Charles Deering Estate rests on 444 acres and com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Deering_Estate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Deering (November 12, 1859 – September 21, 1925) was an American executive in the management of his family's Deering Harvester Company and later International Harvester, as well as a socialite a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Deering
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Regan Deering is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 88th district in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regan_Deering
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Claim 8: “The Deering House was originally the home of Gardiner G. Deering, a prominent shipbuilder who helped cement Bath’s reputation as a major shipbuilding center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Deering House was originally owned by Gardiner G. Deering, a prominent shipbuilder in Bath.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Link & Haire was a prolific architectural firm in Montana, formally established on January 1, 1906. It designed a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_&_Haire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was a politician from Maine, United States. He was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P._Fessenden
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