NEWBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Newbury’s Pink House will be demolished after it received no buyer during an auction that could have given it a second life.
The iconic home was built in 1925. The US Fish and Wildlife Service bought it and the property it sits on in 2011.
The house is now part of a larger wildlife refuge. After buying it, officials hoped to renovate the structure but found it was contaminated and flooded.
Unable to renovate, officials announced plans to demolish the home, prompting outcry from defenders who have highlighted the Pink House’s identity as a North Shore landmark.
After years of efforts by advocates to save the Pink House, the Fish and Wildlife Service said it would list the home for sale at auction.
A buyer could have stepped in to save the structure. But they would have been required to relocate the Pink House to a new property.
The auction to buy the home opened on Wednesday, July 10, with the starting bid set at $3,000. While the auction was ongoing, there were no bids. The house currently remains in the custody of the Fish and Wildlife Service and will be torn down.
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