BARTLETT — The former Grand Manor building in Glen has been purchased by Stephen O’Farrell and Greg Vander Veer of the Christmas Loft/Tricks & Treats of North Conway for $1.2 million.
The sale, which closed May 28, includes the 20,000-square-foot building, onetime home to the Grand Manor Automobile Museum, as well as the adjoining 20 acres.
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