^It might look nice, but you wouldn't want to live there, not in it's present state anyway. The blue part is not too old, but the rest is, and as with all (most) old buildings in SJ, they might want to preserve it as something (maybe a theme restaurant), but I wonder if you would you feel comfortable living in a former prison.
I looked for some info on it, and found this:
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Erected in the 1850s, HMP is one of the oldest buildings in the province and remains the largest provincially owned jail. The original section is long past due for replacement since it is too cramped, cold and damp for use as a modern correctional facility. It was renovated in 1945, 1981 and 1994 but the site is not really open for expansion of substantial alteration.
HMP was practically in the woods in 1850 when St. John's barely spread up from the harbour as far as Military Road. Today, HMP is smack in the middle of one of the tonier neighbourhoods. It is run-down and the exterior is poorly maintained.
http://bondpapers.blogspot.com/2005/...l-updated.html
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