Have you ever dreamed of owning your own town, or just taking a ride around town knowing all you see is really yours?
This month, if you’ve got a spare $400,000 lying around, that dream could be a reality.
Lance Benson, the sole owner of Swett, an unincorporated hamlet in Bennett County about two hours southeast of Rapid City, is putting the whole town up for grabs: including its bar, workshop, three trailers, single house, and 6.16 acres of prime prairie real estate.
Eric Ginnard, Journal staff
Gerry Runnels of Colorado, sits at the Swett Tavern while keeping out of the heat on Thursday in Swett, SD. Runnels said that he and his friends would hang out in the parking lot of the tavern drinking soda and eating chips while they were kids.
Who would buy a town?
Swett isn’t the first unincorporated community to be put up for sale in South Dakota. In 2011, the town of Scenic, about an hour southeast of Rapid City, was put on the selling block for $799,000.
The town was largely owned by Twila Merril, a woman who slowly acquired the town’s property as it fell on hard times. Merril eventually sold Scenic to a Filipino church for $700,000, called Iglesia Ni Cristo, which has done little with the town since its purchase. The church has never publicly commented on why it bought the town.
How do I buy Swett?
If you’re interested in purchasing the town of Swett, South Dakota, contact broker Stacie Montgomery on cell at 605-391-1854, at her office at 605-343-2700.
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