Is St. Louis Bissell Mansion the scariest house in America? TV show aims to find out.

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News Summary
- The Bissell Mansion is best remembered locally as the site of a popular murder mystery dinner theater.
- Built in 1823, it is also the oldest house in St. Louis.
- On Friday, the house will be one of three featured on the HGTV show “Scariest House in America’ The winner will receive $150,000 worth of renovations, supervised by HGTV designer Alison Victoria.
- The main portion of the house was built by Capt.
- Lewis Bissell.
- By 1860, it was a fruit-growing plantation with six slaves and two Irish indentured servants.
ST. LOUIS What may soon become the Scariest House in America sits high atop a bluff overlooking Interstate 70 in the College Hill neighborhood.Its in somewhat ramshackle shape, but its bones are go [+7526 chars]