The Old Stone Inn in the West End has been nominated for city historic status, which stalls the progress of demolition plans and calls for hearings of the city's Historic Review Commission.
The prospective owner, Harris Masonry Inc., had applied for a permit to demolish the building and was due one within days of John DeSantis' nomination of the property last week. The property is at least 209 years old.
The first hearing on the matter could be at the commission's March meeting.
The owner of Harris Masonry did not return a call for comment, but Mr. DeSantis said he talked to a representative of the masonry company and the current owner, Mario Peticca, about his motive. "And they both get it," said Mr. DeSantis. "They understand the historic importance of the building."
He said he heard last week that the building might be demolished and "was shocked, stunned that this could be happening. I called the historic review staff for an application because I thought this [demolition] just can't happen."
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Just another building that is an eyesore to our community... Typical of West End/Elliott Residents..> Cry because they won't tear down Run Down Houses, but Block Mowing over Run Down Businesses...
You absolutely have got to be kidding me. There's a difference between boarded up crackhouses and a historically significant 200+ year old building. On top of that, it's not an eyesore. It's actually not in bad shape at all. I can take a 10 minute walk around the neighborhood and point out 20 buildings that should be demolished but this is not one of them. Somebody seriously needs to rip down the old Murray's Pizza on Lorenz, but that's another post all together.
Ron,
I don't recall Murray's Pizza but I believe you are talking about the run down building on Lorenz that is a stones throw from my house?
When I was a kid it was Caribbeas or something like that.
Angry Joe,
Ron is right. This building does have historical significance and it should be treated like it. It's not some crack house.
I know many people who thought the place was still open because of the lights that were coming from it up until a few months ago.
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