The Story of the $10 Montclair Mansion with No Offers

The House was Eventually Wrecked on Purpose

In the end, nobody got what they wanted. There were no buyers for Aubrey Lewis’ former home, and the owners couldn’t sell. So, they demolished it in May 2018. While the Historical Society could put restrictions on its sale, they could not block the destruction of the home by its owner, at least not legally. So, the developers chose a pyrrhic victory by just smashing the place. That in turn wiped out any claim by the Historical Society, and the City of Montclair took over the property. And, eventually a smaller, eight home development was completed on the site. However, one small memory of Aubrey Lewis remained afterwards; the road and court were named Lewis Court in memory of Aubrey Lewis.