Alexander Clark of Muscatine, Iowa
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126 West Third Street, Muscatine, Iowa  |
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Muscatine Journal editorial
Wanted: map for historic preservationTime has apparently run out on efforts to save and restore two homes on West Third Street that local preservationists and state historical officials consider historically significant. [...] Whether you believe these houses should be saved or torn down, the West Third Street case does highlight the community's current struggle to define how much of our historic and cultural heritage should be preserved and/or restored.
Muscatine Journal news
Time's upTwo long-neglected houses on Third Street with documented historic significance are slated for demolition as early as next week. [...]
Kent Sissel, a local historian with a strong interest in preservation, is upset about the demolition plans.
"There's a public meeting here May 26 about Great Places, the governor's new program. The boards of the State Historical Society and the State Historical Foundation are coming here primarily because those buildings could be part of the project, if they're still around," he said. [...]
Sissel said demolition will negatively impact "a very significant Abolitionist historic neighborhood," including the Alexander G. Clark House, 205-207 W. Third St., which Sissel bought and renovated 26 years ago.
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