[MassHistPres] last ditch effort to save historic home in Dover

[Sara Molyneaux]

Despite over six years of effort, monetary offers and negotiation, it appears that the Joseph Draper House on Farm Street in Dover, c.1724, oldest house in the Town on its original site, will be demolished next week. The HC’s demolition delay was applied years ago and the house lacks any sort of protective covenant. All efforts to convince the owners to allow the house to be removed quickly from the premises seem to have failed. 

A press release is in process, and a petition to save the house will go public this weekend. The owners will be given a copy of the press release tomorrow, before it goes to the media. Are there  any strategies that have helped rescue other buildings in similar situations?

Sara Molyneaux
Friends of the Joseph Draper House
Dover