Harry Houdini Residence

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Famous magician, Harry Houdini, lived here until he died in 1926. The Houdinis purchased the home for $25,000 in 1904. Inside, Houdini had a gigantic sunken bathtub and a large mirror installed to practice his underwater effects. The bathroom tiles were engraved with an "H," while Bess's bathroom sported a "B." Houdini also had the entire house wired for sound including an early radio in the carpets in order to amaze visitors with mind reading effects. Even the front door was an illusion. It looked normal, but when you turned the knob, it opened from the hinge side.

After Houdini’s death, his wife sold the house to a family that lived across the street; it’s changed hands only a few times since then, with the current owner having bought the house in 1991.