A STUNNING mansion that once belonged to legendary gangster Al Capone has hit the market for $700,000.
Built in 1818, the majestic Highgate Manor boasts 27 rooms and a beautiful veranda -as well as an incredible secret.
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The three-story Georgian-style estate located in Highgate, Vermont, is rumoured to have once served as a stopping point for the great mobster to smuggle alcohol during prohibition.
The sprawling, 8,938-square-foot home is not up for sale for $705,000.
It is not surprising that a property that was once Al Capone‘s would hide a secret.
Apart from its beautiful rooms, the house also has a secret tunnel that leads to the nearby Missisquoi River.
Listing agent Stacie M. Callan, of Century 21 MRC told Realtor.com: “The home has such an incredible history.
“Al Capone is said to have been here. It was his stopping point when he was smuggling alcohol across the border to Canada during Prohibition.”
The property has previously been a dance hall, bed-and-breakfast, restaurant and bar, school, wedding venue, and, most recently, a single-family residence.
It was sold to a doctor who used it as his medical practice in 1870 before the next owner turned it into a holiday retreat.
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A 2,500-square-foot ballroom was added later in 1957 that features a vaulted ceiling, a custom bar, a stage, bathrooms, and even a commercial kitchen.
Alphonse Capone-also known as “Scarface”- was the infamous leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era.
During his reign, he was known as America’s Public Enemy No one.
He was linked directly to at least 33 deaths during the period. It is believed many more were murdered.
But investigators found it difficult to bring him to justice and finally had to nail him with tax-dodging charges.
In 1931 Capone and 69 members of his gang were charged with tax evasion.
He was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison, spent most of his stretch in Alcatraz prison.
It was here he began suffering psychiatric problems related to his syphilis.
In 1939 he was released, but his mental capacity was on the slide.
He died at his Miami Beach mansion, aged 49 in 1947.
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