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One of the fanciest McDonald's restaurants in the world is a 150-year-old colonial mansion

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"Fancy" and "McDonald's" usually don't belong in the same sentence. But this Mickey D's location in Freeport, Maine looks pretty classy.

As noted on Reddit, Freeport's only McDonald's in  was built inside a 150-year-old mansion.

It's actually the only McDonald's in the town. Take a look inside.

This McDonald's location is in Freeport, a small seaside town in Maine. It's also surrounded by L.L. Bean's headquarters, an outlet mall, and luxury stores like Polo Ralph Lauren and Burberry.



In 1984, the historic Gore House was converted into Freeport's only McDonald's. William Gore, a prominent Freeport merchant, built the mansion in 1850.

Source: The New York Times and The Freeport Historical Society



The town of Freeport has strict building design codes, and McDonald's wanted to build a location in a residential zone.



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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