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Former Calloway Judge/Exec. Candidate Gallimore Selling Historic Higgins House

Taylor Inman
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WKMS

Former Calloway County Judge/Executive Candidate James Gallimore is selling the historic Higgins Housein Murray for $190,000.

Gallimore purchased the dilapidated victorian home during his candidacy from the Calloway County Public Library Board in 2018 for $37,500.

The house has been a source of contention in recent years. Former Judge/Executive Larry Elkins criticized the library for selling the house to Murray Mainstreet for one dollar in 2017. The house then returned to the library’s possession.

Gallimore said he planned to make the house into an Airbnb but does not have the time to devote to it after starting two new businesses. Gallimore said he’s rewired the house and installed bathrooms among other repairs.

Taylor is a recent Murray State University graduate where she studied journalism and history. When she's not reporting for WKMS, she enjoys creative writing and traveling. She loves writing stories that involve diversity, local culture and history, nature and recreation, art and music, and national or local politics. If you have a news tip or idea, shoot her an email at tinman1@murraystate.edu!
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