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Save 305 Chestnut Avenue from the wrecking ball

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Jonathan Allen
5 years ago

Our more historic houses need preserving.

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Donna M Cuipylo
5 years ago

This lovely house must be refurbished not destroyed.

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Raef Sengupta
5 years ago

gentrification is literally destroying our homes

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Heather Mick-Carito
5 years ago Featured

Every effort should be made to restore the old homes that give JP its character & charm. Every time an old house or tree comes down here, it leaves a hole that makes JP a less desirable place to live. We need to preserve history, not tear it down

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Andrew Shelburne
5 years ago

This building should be saved! It's beautiful and has a lot of embodied energy in it. It would be so sad to demolish the structure and haul it off to a landfill when it could be repurposed.

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Jan Ciel
5 years ago

Preserve beautiful buildings!

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John Hayden
5 years ago

Please save this irreplaceable piece of Boston’s historic past!

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Mel Andrade
5 years ago

Would love to see it restored!

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Carol Leary
5 years ago

Jamaica Plain has been the favorite target of developers for decades. We are accustomed to their taking over existing buildings, cutting up wonderful old homes into multiple units & pouncing on every inch of vacant lots. The one thing we do not need is destruction of another graceful, antebellum gem with its expanse of back yard & glorious columns facing the street. Our neighborhood has joined against heedless demolition of this beautiful piece of Boston's history & hurried construction of unnecessary condominiums in our, already overbuilt, cheek-by-jowl community; overbuilt in the name of the almighty dollar. Very truly yours, Carol Leary

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Curt DiCamillo
5 years ago Featured

This house is one of the true architectural treasures of JP -- it MUST be saved! It's not too late, structurally, to restore the building and convert it to condos, which could make the project work economically.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

A magnificent piece of Boston history worth saving

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Craig Rochester
5 years ago

I've been watching this house for 25 years slowly disintegrate. Every time I walk by, I'm saddened for the loss the most unique house on the block. I have a background in restoration. From what I've seen from the outside, this house is probably beyond saving. Any buyer would have to spend a lot of money for the land and then a whole lot more to fix the damage from decades of neglect. Restoring the house with all its original detail would be “wicked expensive”. And… the location isn’t so great.

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Melanie C Smith
5 years ago

I will contribute.

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Steven Clinkenbeard
5 years ago

I live Pondside, JP

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Charles Lucas
5 years ago

We need our history

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Elizabeth carroll
5 years ago

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Paul M Vanecko
5 years ago

this is history and it needs to be preserved

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Christopher Raymond
5 years ago

It would be an absolute disgrace to tear down this home. Think of all the beautiful neighborhoods in the city and why we adore them. It’s their beauty charm we are drawn to, not soulless box homes made from Home Depot

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colleen matthews
5 years ago

JP has lost to many historic house as of late. Please preserve our history and stop tear down landmarks

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Lauren Levine
5 years ago

This beautiful home needs love, not demolition. Preserve the character and history of JP.