Historic Oradell Mansion Purchased For $100 At Auction

The landmark Blauvelt Mansion, an imposing, 25-room estate known as the "jewel of Oradell," has been sold for $100.

CareOne, which operates assisted living facilities in New Jersey, bought the 117 year old shingle-style house on Friday afternoon at a Sheriff's sale in Hackensac, NJ.com reported.

CareOne will assume the $3.9 million mortgage on one of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites in New Jersey.

The mansion sits on part of a former 261-acre estate owned in the 17th Century by Andries Tebow, a direct ancestor of NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, according to a New York times report.

The auction came after months of postponements, beginning with Hurricane Sandy's wrath, after which Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino pushed the sale to December 2013 to allow residents time to recover from the storm.

The sale was scheduled on Jan. 4 but pushed back to Friday.

CareOne has twice been rejected by the borough Zoning Board of Adjustment to construct an assisted living facility on the front lawn. It's not clear what CareOne's plans are for the property.

The Blauvelt Mansion was also the focus of an independent film "Bluefields" which premiered in October 2012.

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