Filed under: Springfield, Illinois
I went to watch the moving of the historic Maisenbacher House up Seventh Street this afternoon and was struck by the enormity of this project as I watched this massive house slowly creep up the street and continually stop for tree trimmings and adjustments. Looks like things were going smoothly. I saw the house reach it’s final location at 7th and Jackson Street, but couldn’t stay to watch the house rotated and backed up to sit on Jackson street, where it will stay on it’s wheels until the new foundation is finished. Wish I could have stayed to see the move finished, it was really interesting to watch.
Wow, I read about some big problems with this house moving today in the newspaper. Sure hope they get it all worked out, it would be a shame for this house to be demolished now. Here ’s the article from the SJ-R:
http://www.sj-r.com/local/x1772955280/Maisenbacher-House-is-homeless
Wow, this house has really become an open wound that STINGS the city of Springfield. More news today from the SJR:
http://www.sj-r.com/local/x1751724898/Davlin-reduces-request-to-restore-Maisenbacher-House-from-822-000-to-140-000
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Given today’s (12-3) report on last nights Council abandonment, popular action may be needed. Maybe someone in town can organize a fund raiser in return for some public use, once the house is restored.