Eleven months after fire ravaged one of the loveliest Victorian beach cottages on the north shore of Long Island, it was finally demolished.
This was the scene on August 7 2008 after a severe thunderstorm caused a lightning strike, sparking a fire that rapidly spread through the home. It soon became apparent that the house could not be rebuilt and plans were made to raze it and start afresh.
On July 6 2009 the wrecking crew moved in. Most of the structure came down in a day but the chimney remained for a final twenty-four hours, the patterned wallpaper a poignant reminder of the beauty and charm of the old house. Soon a new house will be built, and a year from now maybe I'll be able to post a photo of the phoenix that has arisen from the ashes.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
Razed
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6 comments:
How interesting. I love old houses, but fire damage is sometimes just too awful to undo. That looked like a lovely home. Hope they build something as beautiful in its place.
This makes me so sad but I hope they build something gorgeous to replace it.
How sad! Looks like it was a really nice old house. Too bad lightning isn't more discriminating about which houses it hits.
Today everything is gone - you'd never know that a glorious Victorian stood there for over 100 years. I'm sure whatever they build will be beautiful but I can envisage a year of huge construction trucks passing through the village until it's done!
Ouch.
that post stopped me in my tracks.
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