Anyone in the market for a free ‘castle-shaped portable diner’ in Kansas? Take a look

A tiny Kansas place that was once a portable diner in the 1930s has been given new life thanks to a viral social media post.

The castle-shaped metal building came from Ablah Hotel Supply, a Wichita-based company that made “pre-fab diners in the late ‘20s through mid to late 1930s,” the listing on Cheap Old Houses notes. While the diner itself is devastatingly cute, it’s the price of the place that’s the real kicker:

It’s free.

At least it is if a new owner is able to remove it from its currently rural resting spot.

This isn’t the first time this diner has made the rounds, however. It first popped up on Facebook Marketplace in 2019 by owners Ada and Robert Sutherland, The Wichita Eagle reported. The diner was hidden on a property purchased by the Sutherlands in Douglass.

“This building has been so fun for us,” Ada told the Eagle. “Now we just want people to be able to enjoy it.”

Originally, the Sutherlands wanted to give the diner to the Historic Preservation Alliance of Wichita and Sedgwick, which wanted to relocate the diner to Wichita, but that deal might have fallen through.

McClatchy News has reached out to the Sutherlands and have yet to hear back.

Since the listing went back up, Facebook has been flooded with comments regarding the building — with a bunch asking if it’s still available.

“Wow I love this! I would LOVE to turn this into a tiny home. It would be the cutest ever!” one person gushed.

“If I weren’t all the way in North Carolina, I would snatch this up! It would be the PERFECT craft studio for my backyard. I love it so much!” another said.

“The White Castle hamburger chain was founded in Wichita KS in 1921, though it now is headquartered in Columbus OH,” someone noted. “I think the White Castle corporation needs to swoop in and save this building!”

“I hope it gets saved for public, not private, use,” one person commented.

“Wow! Looks like it’s pretty well preserved! It would make a cool little burger and shake stand!” someone said.

Douglass is about 30 miles southeast of Wichita.

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