[MassHistPres] William Ralph Emerson House in Weston Threatened

[Dennis De Witt]

What a fabulous house!  Why can’t I find it on Macris?  Not on the NR?

I am suspicious of the 1882 date.  It is a full blown Butterfly plan together with Voyesque double gables — both strongly suggest at least a post 1890 date.

Maybe it needs a broker who is dedicated to historic houses.  Neighbors of ours marketed their house with such a broker and, unlike too many houses in our LHD of late, the new owners didn’t initiate a year(s) long total gut job.  They actually moved right into it!

This house is listed by dozens of MLS firms — that historic homes broker appears not to be among them.

Dennis De Witt




On Jul 29, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Marisa Morra <marisa-ah at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello All,
> First I'd like to tell people that the Weston Old Library Gutter issue was resolved; we found a Craftsman in Worcester that had the old crimping machine & could do a long run in the vertical direction, so thanks to all  who helped us with that, you saved the day!
> 
> There is a wonderful 1882 William Ralph Emerson house (20 Young Road) for sale on 3.67 acres. It needs work, but is a fabulous home. So far, only builders wanting to tear it down and make  3-4 house lots are interested, and there is a good chance that the owners may just give in and sell it that way. We have not been able to make any headway regarding a preservation restriction.
> 
> I'm putting it out to the preservation community  to see if anyone knows someone who has always wanted an Emerson house, or wasn't looking in Weston for  this type of house (it's our only WRE house). 
> 
> Marisa Morra
> Weston Historic Commission
> 
> the MLS number is 71652862  the house is listed for $2.795 million, it is also listed as "land"
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