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Histone Preservation Commission February 23, 2004 Page 3 and it cannot be rehabilitated. Motion was seconded by Jell)' Raper. The motion passed unanimously. E 336 SW 3rd Paul Denney said he had a prob1cm with that. A woman said she had a problem with it. Arvin Starrett said he had a problem too. Paul Denney: I am not in favor of the demolition of that house. I do think that is historically significant for tbat area and I do think it can be rehabilitated, I think other avenues need to be looked at. Woman: I have done a lot of work on the history of that house. It was the homestead of J.W. Rodgers and? Rogers that immigrated to Paris in 1867 with three children and a.hired man. They turned that house in to a boarding house. There were other structures at tbat time; a separate dining room and kitchen which has been demolished since then............................. Most ofthe interior architectural elements are still there: tbe fireplaces, the tile, the medallions. It needs extensive repair but honestly it is not in as bad of shape as Eddie and I worked on on Church Street. There arc two houses in the area that arc in mucb worse shape than this. I do not think that it should be torn down. I think we ought to make some __taxes arc current on it. Starrett: Was this a request for demolition or a recommended demolition? Haynes: I am trying to remember tbe situation on this. This is the one we had from last month. Woman: Yes, people have been living in it and they moved out. We even have it on the - map. HaynES: I bclieve that we had someone in the area that noli ¡¡cd the Code people on it. I am not sure. Denney: I would also say that the lady that was in there called, it has been several months ago, called me and said that Artis _~gave her that house Sunday school and she said if she couldn't fix it she would like to give it to the historical society. But she never did. She worked on it some. ........The story oftbat house Man: Is there a resident owner of ................................. Men and women talking in the background-no particular sentences.