Once called a 'haunted house,' this Victorian mansion in Wisconsin was just snapped up for $1.5 million — see inside

• The Jenkins Austin Day Mansion in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, was originally built in 1874.
• The mansion holds the record for highest asking price in Wauwatosa, its listing agent told Insider.
• It holds similar characteristics and features from the 1800s but has been renovated for modern life.

A Victorian mansion built in 1874 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, hit the market in July for $1.5 million. Despite having the costliest price tag in the city's history, according to its listing agent, the property was scooped up by a buyer only days later — but not before giving curious onlookers a peek inside.