STRASBURG, Va. - Strasburg is for sale.No, not Stephen Strasburg.
Almost the entire town of Strasburg, Va. (population: 6,200) goes on the auction block on Thursday. Strasburg is in the Shenandoah Valley.
According to the auction house, the deals include the Museum of the American Presidents and the Jeane Dixon museum - a 14-room historic estate, complete with a carriage house. A warehouse-size antiques complex is among the parcels.
The town is being listed as one of the top 10 real estate deals in the country.
The seven different parcels, including an entire city block, can be sold separately or all at once. The minimum bids vary from $15,000 to $865,000.
The entire property is the estate of the late Leo M. Bernstein, a D.C. banker. The Bernstein Foundation, a philanthropic organization, is the seller.
Bernstein is known for putting Strasburg on the map as an antiques destination.
Situated at the intersections of Virginia Routes 11 and 55, Strasburg is billed as "Virginia's Antiques Capital."
And, yes, it's received some free publicity recently, thanks to Washington Nationals phenom pitcher with the same last name.
There was even talk of changing the town's name to Stephen Strasburg, Va., to honor the pitcher.
You can see the full auction by visiting the auction house's Web site.
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