| There was an old man who constructed a shoehe
had so much money, he didnt know what to do! Okay, perhaps he
did know what to do; after all, shoes were his business, and
business was good. Mahlon Haines, known both as the "Shoe
Wizard" as well as an eccentric philanthropist, constructed
the Shoe House in 1947 as a way to promote his business. Of
course, the building was actually livable, and he was known to
lend it free of charge to honeymooners. Legend also has it that
he hired an architect, handed him a shoe, and said, "Build
this." His "roadside architecture" monument
stands today along Route 30, delighting passerbys.
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