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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author Jeff Kinney has purchased Falk's Market, a run-down Civil War-era building in Plainville, Mass. (Photo courtesy of The Sun Chronicle)
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'Wimpy Kid' author buys landmark
Purchase pre-Civil War market for $300,000
Updated: Thursday, 23 Feb 2012, 8:08 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012, 11:20 PM EST
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WPRI) - The writer of a series of popular kids' books now owns a historic landmark in downtown Plainville.
Jeff Kinney purchased the old Falk's Market at the corner of East Bacon and South Streets for $300,000. The building pre-dates the Civil War.
Kinney is the author of the popular "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. He and his wife live in Plainville.
Kinney says he has not yet decided what he will do with the building.
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