Abandoned Hood Mansion in Pennsylvania can be had for free, but it must be removed from property

June 11, 2024 On a large property near the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick, there's an abandoned brownstone mansion that once was a summer home for the family of a prosperous Irish immigrant. Constructed in 1834, the house boasts 17 rooms and eight fireplaces across roughly 5,000 square feet. It belonged to John McClellan Hood, who came to the United States in 1799 and built his reputation with Hamilton and Hood, a wholesale grocer and wine merchant based in Philadelphia. …