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This looks pretty good, a few editorial suggestions:
Lead: "other possibilities. The other stories involve a dispute with his neighbor and the second as a gift...": Not crazy on the wording here, suggest: "other possibilities, the first being due to dispute with his neighbor and the second as a gift..."
Original owner and construction: "The first story is the one that is most often told.": I think this sentence is redundant as it is already established it is the best known of the stories.
Original owner and construction: "The neighbor's house at 521 Queen Street...": Structurally, because of the content of the sentences of the remainder of this paragraph, I think this sentence should start a new paragraph.
Later history: I feel of this could a little tightened up to reduce emphasis on Sammis and his wife, e.g. the mention of their holiday houses doesn't seem relevant to me. The main point is the Spite house and how it is/was used.
Is it known that Sammis is still the owner? The sources that discuss him all appear to date to 2006–2008 but the relevant sections of the article is written in present tense. It might pay to recast some sentences, e.g. In 2008, Colleen Sammis said... As of 2008, the couple used the house