$1 for house that must be moved

MADISON, Wis., May 15 (UPI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus' School of Human Ecology is offering a house for only $1 with one major catch -- the house must be moved.

The school said the house was constructed in 1940 as a home economics practice house and was converted into an office building after the university stopped offering homemaking courses, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Friday.

The university said it needs to get rid of the building to make way for an addition to the ecology school's main building.

"It's a lovely home," said Doris Green, a spokeswoman for the School of Human Ecology. "It would be great to give it a second life."

University officials said a professional moving company gave an estimate of $135,000 to move the house 10 blocks.

Officials conceded the house has some problems -- the home has asbestos, peeling paint that may contain lead and the kitchen has been converted to a supply closet.

The school said a purchaser must sign an agreement promising to have the house fully removed from its current location by Feb. 1, 2010.