Meanwhile here an 80 year old, completely unremarkable house is likely to get declared "historic" and you as the owner can't even change the windows without permission. Tearing it down would be virtually impossible.
replyIf only a 7.1 earthquake came along to cull the herd every now and then?
replySome of those old houses seem to burn mysteriously. Bad wiring, I suppose.
replyThen there was the developer who tore down a couple of houses over a weekend before the historical commission had a chance to meet and formally confer historic status on the rotting, worn out properties.