A home associated with John Hancock may be yours – is said to be the only relic from the American Revolution still in the center of the city of Boston

Feeling patriotic? You can buy John Hancock’s home.

A highly pedigracted property in the heart of Central Boston is on sale for the first time in half a century, Boston Globe reported. The pre-revolutionary building of the war has much to boast-it was built by that father on foot, used to promote silver for the continental army and housed the oldest country shoe shop constantly.

Moreover, the flat house Hancock is thought to be the only home to survive the revolutionary period still in the center of the city of Boston, Globe reported.

Certainly certainly the only one you can buy.

The brick building was built in colonial times around 1767 by John Hancock, the founding father known for his external signature on the Declaration of Independence. Hancock’s less well -known brother, Ebenezer Hancock, lives and worked at home as a deputy payer for the Continental Army.

Paymasters were responsible for financing US troops, and Flatzer’s home served as their wartime headquarters. Two million silver crowns borrowed from the King of France in 1778 were guarded at home, according to the Boston Landmarks Commission, before being distributed to the soldiers.

The 5,748 -square -foot property is the only remaining Boston building associated with John Hancock. Hancock sold the property to a local trader in 1785, according to city data, and his personal home was destroyed in the 1800s.

Landvest lists agent Dave Killen told the post that the 50-year administration of current property owners, Swartz & Swartz’s legal firm has prevented modernization or conversion.

“There is nothing like the House of the Ebenezer Hancock I have seen in terms of authentic carpentry level that goes back to its original construction,” Killen said.

The property includes three floors. The raised work of the wood panel and the decoration on the second floor remain original details from the Hancock construction. Other historical details include exposed beams, wide boards and an excessive hearth with a hive oven.

Killen, who specializes in unique and historical commercial property, called the property “the best surviving example of subsequent georgian architecture in the city”.

Killen refused to find out why Swartz & Swartz is selling property or discussing prices, but the city of BOST most recently valued the property at $ 1.65 million.

The Ebenezer House Hancock is protected as a historical landmark, but its future owner does not need to turn it into a monument. Flexible zoning of mixed use means that its buyer can live in the premises with the approval of the city, of course. The shops, dormitories, taverns and private clubs have occupied all the home of Ebenezer Hancock over time.

“We are engaged in a very deliberate search to find the right fit,” Killen said.